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Rockin' Reads: I Am a Cat

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I Am a Cat 
By Galia Bernstein
Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017. Picture Book.

Simon is a grey housecat. He goes up to a group of big cats and tells them that “I am a cat. Just like you!” The lion, tiger, cheetah, puma, and panther all laugh outrageously at the idea that the small little grey fur ball is a cat like them. Lion points out cats have manes. Cheetah points out that cats are tall and super-fast. Puma and Panther point out how they can jump and climb trees with ease. Tiger thinks Simon might be a rat because he is small and grey. But then Simon points out all the things that they have in common. This is a good way to demonstrate a little science and classification but also that it is okay to have differences (in a way that isn’t preachy at all). Plus the illustrations are big, bright, and bold. This is one Rockin’ Read to share with any young friend of felines.
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