Overview
Parent's Choice Recommended Award Winner
Have you ever heard the saying, "Your eyes are bigger than your stomach"? Well, Cat's stomach is bigger than a lot of things. He is always hungry, and living with culinary-inclined Mouse, who makes thirty-five pies in one day, just makes it worse.
Fat Cat swallows everything in sight, including the wash lady and her washtub, a troop of soldiers and their swords, even a king and his elephant! But when Cat swallows Mouse and her sewing basket, that's the last straw. Tiny Mouse cuts to the heart of the situation, taking an upside-down world and turning it right-side-up again.
Greedy Cat learns his lesson and turns "fat" into "fancy," "fabulous," and "fantastic." Margaret Read MacDonald's infectious energy combines with Julie Paschkis's folk-inspired gouache paintings to create a new retelling of a favorite comic cumulative tale. This Danish folktale about a hungry cat will teach readers the importance of responsibility, respect and caring.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780874837650
- ISBN-10: 0874837650
- Publisher: August House Publishers
- Publish Date: December 2005
- Dimensions: 10.92 x 7.78 x 0.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.34 pounds
- Page Count: 32
- Reading Level: Ages 4-7
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