Denise Fleming - Mama Cat has three kittens

Prijs: € 4.75
Verzendkosten: € 1.75 (b)

Bestelnummer: 10-0256

Beschrijving

Een erg leuk boek over katten. 
Dit vond ik bij Amazon.com 
 
Initially simple, the book is about a large black and white cat and her three adorable kittens, Fluffy, Skinny, and ... Boris.  
Boris is, first of all, a great name for a cat. Especially an orange terminally sleepy cat.  
 
As we read, Mama Cat will do something, like sharpen her claws or wash her paws, and Fluffy and Skinny will do the same. Boris? He naps. The day continues like this (punctuated with the phrase, "Boris naps") until at last Mama Cat and two of her kittens are ready for a little shut-eye themselves. With adorable care, Boris then wakes, stretches, yawns, washes, and finally pounces directly onto his mother.  
Then, in an image of Boris stretched out on his mother's back (as she and his two siblings shoot him quizzical glances), "Boris naps". The end.  
 
The unexpected joke at the end of the book is startling to those parents who weren't expecting too read a picture book with any wit in it. But if Denis Fleming is guilty of anything, she's guilty of always making her books surprisingly amusing. Once again, the book is using her customary and very original colored cotton pulp and stencil illustration technique. The result is a blindingly beautiful mix of colors and images.  
 
"Mama Cat" is exceptional because as an artist Fleming obviously knows her cats. You get the distinct feeling from this book that she's studied their muscle structure to some extent. Whether the cats are stretching, sharpening their claws with curved backs, or leaping in some way, these felines ring true. For cat lovers, this book is a must-own.  
 
Scholastic (1999), 32 blz. 
Zachte kaft afm. 23 x 28 cm. 
Kaft vertoont wat kreukjes, binnenwerk in zeer goede net niet perfecte staat.