Board book: Christmas Kitten: A Touch and Feel Book. Rosie Adams. Illustrated by Lucy Barnard. 2022. [September] 10 pages. [Source: Library]
First sentence: The clock strikes twelve on Christmas Eve; all is quiet in the house. Kitten is curled up fast asleep by the fireplace with Mouse.
Premise/plot: What you see is what you get--a touch and feel Christmas-themed board book for young cat lovers. (Not taste-specific at all). There's a touch-and-feel element on every spread of this one--for better or worse. Some are logical (in my opinion): kitten's fur, teddy bear's fur. Some are neutral--Santa's beard. (His beard feels awfully similar to the kitten and teddy bear fur). Two are just absurd. The tip of Rudolph's nose??? A snowman's belly? I'm pretty sure that sparkly glitter is NOT how a snowman feels. And I wouldn't want to encourage touching glitter.
My thoughts: I've mostly spilled my thoughts above. I liked the soft, furry textures of three of the spreads. The two odd ones out I didn't care for at all. Well, Rudolph's nose wasn't unpleasant to the touch, but, I found it an odd thing to *want* to touch.
This is a gimmicky board book. I can't fault it for its super-cuteness. I mean, who wouldn't want to touch and feel the grey kitten's belly????
© 2023 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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