Miss Hazeltine’s Home for Shy and Fearful Cats

Inside: Book review of Miss Hazeltine’s Home for Shy and Fearful Cats I just purchased the loveliest of lovely books for my class. It’s called Miss Hazeltine’s Home for Shy and Fearful Cats and is written by Alicia Potter and illustrated by the talented Birgitta Siff. I’m not even a cat lover (dogs are my best buddies!) but this book … Read more

Blucy! A Cat With Attitude Plus

I just had the pleasure of reviewing Julia Dweck’s new ebook Blucy (rhymes with Lucy), an adorable, bouncy rhyming book about an unusual cat with a secret. Title: Blucy: The Blue Cat Author: Julia Dweck Illustrator: Erika LeBarre Publisher: Xist Publishing, 2013 Theme: Cats, Pets Ages: 4 to 7 Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 Summary: Blucy, newly adopted from a cat shelter, … Read more

Watch out! Here comes Bad Kitty

One of my students came bounding into the classroom the other day BEGGING me to read his new book.  I took one look and thought, “Oh no, it’s one of those goofy, over-commercialized books, with nothing substantial.” It was probably the big bites in the book that made me think that. But I didn’t want to hurt his feelings so … Read more