There Are Cats in This Book (There are Cats in These Books) 
There they are, purring under a blanket. But not for long! Three sprightly cats named Tiny, Moonpie, and Andre are eager to involve you in their games, whether it's tossing a ball of yarn (oof!), lifting flaps to find them in boxes (comfy), or getting caught in a pillow fight (biff!). As their antics get wilder still, they'll need a kind soul to blow on the page to dry them off! With an irresistible story that directly engages the reader, this book's clever design and bright, gestural illustrations make for cat-tastic lift-the-flap fun.
A book that made me feel like I was two! The thrill and squeal of two. I love the play of the page cuts and flaps. (The parent in me was relieved that the lower right hand corner was often rounded off, which I'm imagining is baby-finger-friendlier. Then the parent cringed at the box that any baby would want to open isn't a box that can open.) I made all the big babies in my life read it and everybody loved it.
Sometimes when a picture book works really well, it's a delight regardless of what age you are. The best ones work at a level accessible to everyone, bringing different levels of nuance and meaning to an apparently simplistic concept. They are very hard to do, and very hard to do well.This, my friends, is brilliant. There Are Cats In This Book is a glorious lovely thing that had me giggling as I turned the pages. It is a very straightforward premise; the cats in the book are waiting for somebody

Oh how adorable!This book is about three cats who ask the reader to play with them, because, as they say, "You look nice." I'm not sure I would have realized this book's reading benefits for new readers had Kathryn not already pointed it out, but they are definitely there! For any reader who isn't too keen on reading, this is a great way to get them interested, because the reader is asked by the kittens to turn the page so that the kittens can play with the string on the next page, see the fish
This is a great book, conceptually, textually, and pictorially! I would have given it a 4.5 or even 5 rating, IF ONLY the paper engineering had been better -- the choice of not very sturdy paper, the excessive glue on some pages (two pages came glued together) and the careless placement of some of the edges of the flaps all contribute to reduce the "usefulness" of this book. A toddler book meant for little hands (with strength enough to tear each flap off of the page on the first encounter)
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Hardcover | Pages: 32 pages Rating: 4.22 | 2345 Users | 270 Reviews

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Original Title: | There Are Cats in This Book |
ISBN: | 0763639230 (ISBN13: 9780763639235) |
Edition Language: | English URL http://candlewick.com/cat.asp?browse=Title&mode=book&isbn=0763639230&pix=n |
Series: | There are Cats in These Books |
Characters: | Moonpie, Tiny |
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Open the covers of this extraordinarily inventive, interactive book to find that the cats inside are ready to play -- in very surprising ways.There they are, purring under a blanket. But not for long! Three sprightly cats named Tiny, Moonpie, and Andre are eager to involve you in their games, whether it's tossing a ball of yarn (oof!), lifting flaps to find them in boxes (comfy), or getting caught in a pillow fight (biff!). As their antics get wilder still, they'll need a kind soul to blow on the page to dry them off! With an irresistible story that directly engages the reader, this book's clever design and bright, gestural illustrations make for cat-tastic lift-the-flap fun.
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Title | : | There Are Cats in This Book (There are Cats in These Books) |
Author | : | Viviane Schwarz |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 32 pages |
Published | : | November 25th 2008 by Candlewick Press |
Categories | : | Childrens. Picture Books. Animals. Cats. Storytime |
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Ratings: 4.22 From 2345 Users | 270 ReviewsCritique Epithetical Books There Are Cats in This Book (There are Cats in These Books)
In this cute little lift-the-flap picture-book, three cats - Moonpie, André, and Tiny - invite the reader to play with them. Tempting balls of yarn, fascinating cardboard boxes, and wild pillow-fights are all part of the fun for our feline friends, and for those following along. Less of a story than a series of friendly exchanges, in which the kittens urge the reader on to the next activity, There Are Cats in This Book makes for fun reading. Young children especially, will relish VivianeA book that made me feel like I was two! The thrill and squeal of two. I love the play of the page cuts and flaps. (The parent in me was relieved that the lower right hand corner was often rounded off, which I'm imagining is baby-finger-friendlier. Then the parent cringed at the box that any baby would want to open isn't a box that can open.) I made all the big babies in my life read it and everybody loved it.
Sometimes when a picture book works really well, it's a delight regardless of what age you are. The best ones work at a level accessible to everyone, bringing different levels of nuance and meaning to an apparently simplistic concept. They are very hard to do, and very hard to do well.This, my friends, is brilliant. There Are Cats In This Book is a glorious lovely thing that had me giggling as I turned the pages. It is a very straightforward premise; the cats in the book are waiting for somebody

Oh how adorable!This book is about three cats who ask the reader to play with them, because, as they say, "You look nice." I'm not sure I would have realized this book's reading benefits for new readers had Kathryn not already pointed it out, but they are definitely there! For any reader who isn't too keen on reading, this is a great way to get them interested, because the reader is asked by the kittens to turn the page so that the kittens can play with the string on the next page, see the fish
This is a great book, conceptually, textually, and pictorially! I would have given it a 4.5 or even 5 rating, IF ONLY the paper engineering had been better -- the choice of not very sturdy paper, the excessive glue on some pages (two pages came glued together) and the careless placement of some of the edges of the flaps all contribute to reduce the "usefulness" of this book. A toddler book meant for little hands (with strength enough to tear each flap off of the page on the first encounter)
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