Mattoo, Let's Play!
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2010
- Category
- Pets, Cats, Imagination & Play
- Recommended Age
- 3 to 7
- Recommended Grade
- p to 2
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781554534241
- Publish Date
- Feb 2010
- List Price
- $18.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
Ruby can't understand why her cat, Mattoo, never wants to play. Ruby is good-natured but is perhaps too boisterous. Will Mattoo ever want to play with Ruby? Will Ruby ever win Mattoo's affection? With striking acrylic illustrations, Mattoo, Let's Play! is a visually rich story that shows how playing carefully and gently with a pet can make all the difference.
About the author
IRENE LUXBACHER est à la fois auteure, illustratrice et artiste. Elle a publié de nombreux livres d’activités artistiques et albums jeunesse dont Le jardin imaginaire de grand-papa, d’Andrew Larsen, mis en nomination pour le Prix du Gouverneur général dans la catégorie illustrations. Irene habite à Toronto où elle travaille actuellement à la création de nouveaux tableaux et albums.
IRENE LUXBACHER was nominated for the Governor General’s Award for her illustrations in Andrew Larsen’sThe Imaginary Garden (Le jardin imaginaire de grand-papa). She has illustrated several other picture books, including Mittens to Share (Une mitaine pour deux), The Heart’s Song (Le grand cœur de madame Lili), as well as her own picture books Once I Was a Bear (Lorsque j’étais un ours…) and Mattoo, Let’s Play! (Viens jouer, Matou!). She lives in Toronto, Ontario with her husband and young son. You can learn more about her work at www.ireneluxbacher.com.
Awards
- Winner, Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre
- Winner, Best Bets Picture Book, Ontario Library Association
Editorial Reviews
A nondidactic approach to playing nicely with animals.
Publishers Weekly
The use of acrylic ink and collage makes for stunning illustrations, combining remarkable pen-and-ink backgrounds with colorful renderings of the children, and the depiction of Mattoo is charming. This is a great read-aloud, but independent readers will enjoy the detail in the art.
School Library Journal
Librarian Reviews
Mattoo, Let’s Play!
Is Mattoo really shy or is Ruby just a little too boisterous? As Ruby and her friend Clemente embark on a safari in the wilds of Ruby’s bedroom, Ruby learns that perhaps she just needs to approach animals and Mattoo in a calmer and gentler manner. This is Irene Luxbacher’s author-illustrator debut picture book.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2011.
