45. The Cats and the Cake

The Cats and the Cake. Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss. Illustrated by Steve Henry. 2022. 32 pages. [Source: Library]

First sentence: This is mine! No, this is mine!

Premise/plot: Two cats argue over a cake. The cake being argued over--the cake in question--is subsequently eating by a fox who happens to be passing by and sees an opportunity. The cats are sad about the cake...until the baker (a dog) brings out another cake--a bigger cake.

My thoughts: I will say this. It is simple. The vocabulary in this one seems to be about right for the audience. It is a level 'E' for those that are curious. I won't say it's worse than most 'E' readers that you'll come across in the classroom or the library. It's not. But it isn't the most amazing book you'll ever read either. Yes, it has cats...and cake. But neither 'save' the story and turn it into the most amazing early reader ever.

 

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