Children's Fiction Farm Animals
Kitten's Winter
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2011
- Category
- Farm Animals, Farm & Ranch Life
- Recommended Age
- 1 to 4
- Recommended Grade
- p
- Recommended Reading age
- 1 to 4
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781554533435
- Publish Date
- Sep 2011
- List Price
- $14.95
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Board book
- ISBN
- 9781554537426
- Publish Date
- Sep 2013
- List Price
- $8.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554538553
- Publish Date
- Aug 2012
- List Price
- $4.99
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Description
Winter comes to Kitten's world, and the little calico leaves her cozy home for an afternoon of exploration and discovery. Kitten learns that even on a frosty day, animal life flourishes: a squirrel forages, an otter goes fishing and a woodpecker taps the side of a bare-limbed tree. At the same time, readers discover that for many animals, winter is a time of rest. Softly, Kitten treads past a burrowing turtle, a napping beaver and a hibernating bear. Told in rhyming couplets, Kitten's Winter is a perfect introduction to animal behavior and habitats. And its sumptuous, mixed-media illustrations make it ideal for beginning and pre-readers, who will delight in spotting all the different details of the season.
About the author
Née en 1943, près de New York, EUGÉNIE FERNANDES puise son admiration pour les animaux et la nature dans les souvenirs de son enfance. Son inspiration, elle la doit en grande partie à son père, illustrateur de bandes dessinées, avec qui elle passait de longues heures dans son studio. En 1965, elle obtient son diplôme de l'école des Arts Visuels de New York et commence alors sa carrière en tant qu'illustratrice. Eugenie a écrit ou illustré plus de 80 livres dont Grosse journée, petite souris! et Caféolait s'en va-t-en ville. Elle vit aujourd'hui dans le sud de l'Ontario et travaille depuis sa maison dans son studio surplombant un lac et la forêt environnante.
EUGENIE FERNANDES loved exploring the outdoors and making her own little books when she was young. As an adult she has combined these interests by creating books such as Ribbon Rescue, The Tree that Grew to the Moon, Waves in the Bathtub, One More Pet, and Grandpa Dan's Toboggan Ride.
Eugenie is part of a very artistic family. Her father was a comic book illustrator, her husband, Henry Fernandes, is a picture book illustrator who collaborated with her on the book Ordinary Amos and the Amazing Fish, and her two children are also artists. Eugenie lives near Peterborough, Ontario, where she works in a studio that is surrounded by water and woods.
Awards
- Winner, Best Books for Kids & Teens , Canadian Children's Book Centre
Editorial Reviews
The large, clean pictures make this small square book easy to share with a group, though children will surely enjoy looking at the small details up close.—School Library Journal
Librarian Reviews
Kitten’s Winter (Kitten)
Join Kitten as she explores the lively winter wonderland just outside her front door. As she struggles to make her way home, she encounters some animals that are braving the blustery winter day while others are hidden nearby sleeping soundly. A beautifully illustrated book with simple rhyming text that makes it the perfect read-aloud. Book Four in the series.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. Fall, 2012.
