Mama Cat loves her baby cats very much, and it is clear that Baby Blue Cat loves his Mama Cat too 😊 As I mentioned above, he’s naughty, but when he goes too far he’s genuinely remorseful. (Years later, we still use the phrase “and here’s your delicious cupcake, YUM YUM” 😊 ) The line drawings are cute and engaging (right down to the smile on the fish sandwich 😊) But mostly, anyone who has ever spent 3 minutes around a toddler will recognize and appreciate Baby Blue Cat’s desire to have some control, and some opportunity to be independent of his mother and siblings. Why I Like This Book: The language is fun to read aloud. a smiley face and/or HAPPY – and play emotion charades by letting kids pick a card and act out the emotions for the rest of the class or family and see if the observers can guess talk about behavior – have you ever refused to do something just to be difficult? Do you sometimes do bad things and then feel sorry? Talk about how to say you’re sorry – resource HERE. Links To Resources: Teaching Children A VocabularyFor Emotions make cards with different emotions pictured and/or written – e.g. No matter what his Mama asks, he says, “No!” But when he pushes his Mama too far, he apologizes and behaves… until his contrariness gets the better of him again 😊

Mama Cat loved all of her baby cats very much.“īrief Synopsis: Baby Orange Cat, Baby White Cat and Baby Striped Cat all behave the way little kittens should, but Baby Blue Cat is feeling ornery.

Once there was a Mama Cat and her four baby cats. Opening: “ Have you heard the story of the Baby Blue Cat who said No? Themes/Topics: behavior (contrariness), humor

Re-issue March 1988, Viking Juvenile, Fiction I’m sharing one that was a huge favorite with my kids, back in the last millennium when they were little 😊 I hope you like it! It’s Perfect Picture Book Friday, so get out your list-making utensils, whatever they might be (iphone note, broken crayon and old ATM receipt, whatever 😊), and prepare for a trip to the library! There are sure to be any number of books shared this week you’ll want to check out.

Santa Viking by Sandra Hill