Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes is the 2005 Caldecott Medal-Winner.
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Kevin Henkes
Green Willow Books
Kevin Henkes
Hardcover
10 1/2" x 10 1/4 inches
30
0-06-058828-4
2004
5 - 8
1
$15.99
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$9.45
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Why You Will Like Kitten's First Full Moon
Kevin Henkes in his 2005 Caldecott medal winner, Kitten's First Full Moon has created expressions on kitten's face that you will love. As kitten chases the elusive dish of milk, it seems almost human. Certainly the expressions are human-like.
Kitten's First Full Moon is a good book to read to children at bedtime. The pictures are lively, yet soothing; the prose is engaging yet almost of lullaby quality. This is a book toddlers and early readers will read again and again.
Synopsis
When kitten sees her 1st full moon, she believes it to be a giant bowl of milk. The kitten tries and tries to drink from the bowl of milk but encounters many disappointments. In the light of the full moon, kitten is finally rewarded. This is a beginning reader picture book to treasure.
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Kitten's First Full Moon is a 2005 Caldecott medal winner.
The picture book is 29 pages with more pictures than words making
it a good beginning-to-read book.
The pictures are grey scale which emphasize
the nighttime setting of the book. The white images of the moon and
kitten contrast perfectly with the grey shadows of the night.
Kevin Henkes has used simple, easy to understand prose. Toddlers will be drawn to this little kitten and its adventure
in the moonlight.
Because of the moonlight setting and gentle words, Kitten's First Full Moon is a good bedtime story.
