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Phyllis Root and Katharine McEwen's mischievous orange kitty is back for more beginning reader laughs in Here Comes Tabby Cat.
A fairly sturdy cardboard slipcase holds four eight-page adventures. Tabby Cat creates her own "scarf" when she plays with Mommy's knitting yarn. Her hunt for a mouse is futile - until she pounces on some surprising prey under the bedcovers.
Then it's Sammy's turn to look for Tabby Cat, under everything he can think of, to no avail. Tabby Cat gives him a hint - "MEOW!" - and Sammy finds a furball surprise in a desk drawer. At last, bedtime - Sammy's asleep, but Tabby Cat is awake, and she doesn't rest until Sammy is awake, too.
The Brand New Readers line from Candlewick Press features everything a parent or teacher needs to keep kindergarten and first-grade kids on the road to reading success. Each story features an introduction for attending grownups to read to set children on the right track, and each page features a single sentence with a bold picture to provide contextual clues to new words.
A list of hints for helping a brand-new reader at book's end enables parents to empower their children in learning to read more sophisticated sentences featuring words that don't all rhyme. This is a wonderful program for early readers, engaging for everyone involved.
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