Children's Fiction Farm & Ranch Life
Kitten's Summer
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2013
- Category
- Farm & Ranch Life, Farm Animals
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Board book
- ISBN
- 9781554537211
- Publish Date
- Mar 2013
- List Price
- $8.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554538546
- Publish Date
- Aug 2012
- List Price
- $4.99
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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.
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.
