Monday, January 28, 2008

Kitten's First Full Moon


"Still, there was the little bowl of milk, just waiting." A black and white book, Kitten's First Full Moon almost magically draws children into the plot. The kitten sees the moon and he thinks it is a big bowl of milk. So, he jumps in the pond..."Poor kitten," climbed the tree, and tried his hardest to get that milk. When he can take it no longer, he goes back to the porch, and waiting for him is a bowl of milk. Children could make black and white illustrations using charcoal after reading this book. Every child knows what it is like to try for something and be disappointed. However, the kitten got his milk after all! He just had to persevere. Henkes, K. (1994) Kitten's First Full Moon. GreenWillow Books: New York.