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Too Many Cats

By Lori Haskins Houran
Series: Step into Reading, Step 1
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Too Many Cats is a delightful Step 1 reader perfect for young cat enthusiasts. It tells the charming story of various cats—slinky, stinky, gray, and stray—each singing their way over a fence into a lady's backyard, interrupting her quest for quiet time. The playful rhyming text and bright, humorous illustrations make reading fun and accessible.
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This book is ideal for early readers who are familiar with the alphabet and eager to develop their reading skills. It suits young children and cat lovers looking for an engaging, rhythmic, and easy-to-read story.

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A woman's cello playing draws all of the neighborhood cats into her yard, where they wreak havoc before starting to make their own kind of music.

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Have we been playing favourites? Now we can have the super-simple easy-to-read Too Many Dogs for dog people and Too Many Cats for cat people!

There are slinky cats and stinky cats; grey cats and stray cats... but all the cats have one thing in common—they love to sing. Mreow!

Cat after cat makes its way over a fence and into the backyard of a lady who's looking for a little quiet time to enjoy some music. This Step 1 reader and companion to Too Many Dogs brings a fun, rhyming text together with bright, humorous artwork in a book that will be irresistible to cat lovers.

Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text are employed with some decodable words and sight words.

Series: Step into Reading, Step 1

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780375851971

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 January 2009

Country: United States

Imprint: Random House Books for Young Readers

Illustration: FULL COLOR

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Joe Mathieu
  • Illustrated by Joe Mathieu
  • Illustrated by Joe Mathieu

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 3.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 74g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Lori Haskins Houran Penguin Books Series: Step into Reading Series: Step into Reading, Step 1 Young Adult

About the Author

A former editor for Random House and Golden Books, Lori Haskins Houran has written several books in the Step into Reading series. She lives in New York, New York with her two sons. Joe Mathieu is the illustrator of Too Many Dogs, as well as Big Mike's Police Car, Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers, Oh, the Pets You Can Get!, and many Sesame Street titles. He lives in Brooklyn, Connecticut.

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