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Children's Fiction Farm & Ranch Life

Kitten's Summer

illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes

Publisher
Kids Can Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2013
Category
Farm & Ranch Life, Farm Animals
  • Board book

    ISBN
    9781554537211
    Publish Date
    Mar 2013
    List Price
    $8.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554538546
    Publish Date
    Aug 2012
    List Price
    $4.99
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781554533428
    Publish Date
    Feb 2011
    List Price
    $14.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 1 to 4
  • Grade: p
  • Reading age: 1 to 4

Description

A beautifully illustrated picture book introducing toddlers to animals in the farmyard and the woods on a rainy summer day.

It's a rainy summer day, and Kitten is meeting all sorts of animals taking shelter from or enjoying the warm rain, including a fox, a turtle, a beaver and many more.

As in the two previous titles in the Kitten series, rhyming couplets capture the animals' actions, making this book another fantastic interactive read-aloud. Young readers will delight in discovering animal habitats, picking out seasonal details in the exquisite mixed-media art, and searching for and finding Kitten on every page.

About the author

Née en 1943, près de New York, EUGÉNIE FERNANDES puise son admiration pour les animaux et la nature dans les souvenirs de son enfance. Son inspiration, elle la doit en grande partie à son père, illustrateur de bandes dessinées, avec qui elle passait de longues heures dans son studio. En 1965, elle obtient son diplôme de l'école des Arts Visuels de New York et commence alors sa carrière en tant qu'illustratrice. Eugenie a écrit ou illustré plus de 80 livres dont Grosse journée, petite souris! et Caféolait s'en va-t-en ville. Elle vit aujourd'hui dans le sud de l'Ontario et travaille depuis sa maison dans son studio surplombant un lac et la forêt environnante.

 

 

EUGENIE FERNANDES loved exploring the outdoors and making her own little books when she was young. As an adult she has combined these interests by creating books such as Ribbon Rescue, The Tree that Grew to the Moon, Waves in the Bathtub, One More Pet, and Grandpa Dan's Toboggan Ride.

 

 

Eugenie is part of a very artistic family. Her father was a comic book illustrator, her husband, Henry Fernandes, is a picture book illustrator who collaborated with her on the book Ordinary Amos and the Amazing Fish, and her two children are also artists. Eugenie lives near Peterborough, Ontario, where she works in a studio that is surrounded by water and woods.

 

Eugenie Fernandes' profile page

Awards

  • Winner, Best Books for Kids & Teens , Canadian Children's Book Centre
  • Winner, Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre

Editorial Reviews

This is a bright constructed world, a safe world that introduces toddlers to creatures with brisk and cheerful rhymes from a sympathetic low vantage point - a kitten's-eye view.—The Toronto Star

Perfect for one-on-one or small-group sharing.—School Library Journal

Librarian Reviews

Kitten’s Summer (Kitten)

Ever-curious Kitten explores the woods near her farm on a rainy summer day. This third book in the Kitten series introduces toddlers to animals as they take shelter from or frolic in the rain. The simple rhyming text and engaging mixed-media artwork of Eugenie Fernandes is bound to please young readers all year round.

Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. Fall, 2012.

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