Kids will respond to the underlying story here, about fear of new things and new places and new situations. Three of the kittens are very nervous about the impending snow, but one little kitty "can't wait." The intrepid kitty leads the way for his siblings to find a new way to enjoy themselves. Oh, and, of course, the story itself, which is about four little kittens who enjoy playing indoors and outdoors in the autumn leaves. That, and the fluidity and simplicity of the lines with which they are drawn. The kitties in the book are red, blue, yellow and brown and not black, white, or simply stripey in a realistic tabby kind of way, and that is one of the things that makes me love them. Jules and Eisha really know their picture books (and other books as well), and the colorful kitty artwork really called to me. I went out looking for this book after reading this most excellent review over at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast. KellyrfinemanI have a confession to make.
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