Kitten red, yellow, blue

Title:

Author:

Catalanotto, Peter.

Personal Author:

Catalanotto, Peter.

ISBN:

9780689865626

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2005.

Physical Description:

32 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

General Note:

"A Richard Jackson book."

Abstract:

After placing the red kitten with Dave the firefighter and the blue kitten with Francine the police officer, Mrs. Tuttle finds homes for fourteen other colorful kittens. Sixteen calico kittens -- the number of colors in a crayon box. Their mother, Sophie, knows one from another...but how do you think Mrs. Tuttle tells those kittens apart? Peter Catalanotto's sequel to his Matthew A.B.C. and Daisy 1, 2, 3 invites long looking, counting, and laughing!

Subject Term:

Color -- Fiction.

Occupations -- Fiction.

Cats -- Fiction.

Animals -- Infancy -- Fiction.

Summary:

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Sixteen calico kittens -- the number of colors in a crayon box.
Their mother, Sophie, knows one from another...but how do you think Mrs. Tuttle tells those kittens apart?
Peter Catalanotto's sequel to his Matthew A.B.C. and Daisy 1, 2, 3 invites long looking, counting, and laughing!

Reviews (2)

Horn Book Review

This companion to Matthew A.B.C. and Daisy 1 2 3 feels more contrived than the previous books. How does Mrs. Tuttle tell her sixteen calico kittens apart? The creative watercolor art suggests that she gives them each a different colored ribbon, then gives each cat to a neighbor with the same color-associated job: ""Blue kitten patrols with Francine, the police officer."" (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

Kirkus Review

Named for colors in a box of crayons, 16 kittens pair off with as many community workers and residents in this ingenious cousin to Matthew A.B.C. (2002) and Daisy 1, 2, 3 (2003). Catalanotto lines up Sophia the cat's calico offspring and then sends them away wearing colored collars to help new owners in their own way. Red kitten looks on as Dave the red-hatted firefighter contemplates a dog stuck in a tree, for instance; Green kitten poses for Paul the landscaper's verdant topiary; Orange kitten demonstrates a jump shot for Chelsea the basketball player; Turquoise kitten queasily accompanies Audrey the pilot; and, in a bit of cleverly indirect product placement, Brown kitten's line of work involves delivering parcels. To brighten the color highlights, the artist renders each lively, humorous scene in neutral tones, and closes with a chromatic blast, as the kittens reunite, with confetti and identifying balloons, for a parental visit. Young fans of Martin's Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (1983, 1992) and its myriad cousins will love the expanded range of color choices here. (Picture book. 4-6) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.