![]() ![]() Knowing readers will smile at the kittens’ lazy pastimes, like tapping at a leaf on the garden pond, grasping at a bug or ducking under a throw rug so that only a telltale rounded bump and swishy tail can be seen. His inviting linocut illustrations make use of supple black outlines, grainy earth-tone hues and coal-black page borders. The fourth kitten said, 'I can’t wait.’ ” With the arrival of spring, summer and fall, the three kittens express anxiety, while their optimistic littermate repeats, “I can’t wait.” Along with the dialogue, Rohmann winks at cat lovers with his observations of feline behavior. 'Cold to the tips of our tails!’ said the third kitten. The first kitten shivers, “ 'We’ll be cold!’ 'Freezing cold!’ said the second kitten. Here, gray, brown and marmalade kittens dread the coming of winter, but a yellow tabby holds an opposing view. ) concise cat story shares the uncomplicated elegance and playful spirit of fellow Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes’s Kitten’s First Full Moon ![]()
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