Això no és un gat!

by David LaRochelle, Mike Wohnoutka (Illustrator), Joana Delgado Sánchez (Translator)

Lliçó d' És això un gat? A l'escola de ratolins la primera lliçó és com reconèixer el PERILL. I perill vol dir GAT. La mestra ensenya als seus alumnes dibuixos de coses que són un gat i d'altres que no ho só una papallona, una pastanaga, un conill, una gallina. La lliçó segueix com estava previst fins que... alguna cosa entra a la classe i fa que tots quedin aporeGATs. Però... és realment un gat aquest convidat inoportú?

Genres: Picture Books, Cats, Animals, Storytime, Humor, Childrens, School

40 pages, Hardcover

First published July 5, 2016

Reviews

[Maria Rowe · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was cute and funny and I didn’t see the ending coming at all. The illustrations and typography are lovely and lively and it’s just a super fun book all around. Some of the little details are rather entertaining like the goldfish’s expressions, the blocks of cheese everywhere and the fact that the book’s text is made entirely of the words in the title.

Materials used: gouache

Typeface used: unlisted

[Crystal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short with pretty repetitive and sparse text which would likely make it better with toddlers than preschoolers. The kids liked the illustrations (especially how the "cat" crept up into the frame, picture by picture) and it gave me a lot of opportunities to ask text/picture related questions.

[Guilherme Semionato · Rating 3 out of 5]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9sg3...

[Jolyne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable book that relies more on the illustrations than the words to tell the story. The details in the artwork are great as well. Not really sure what kind of "moral" the book is supposed to have, though.

[Rachel Stine · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is kind of a weird book but good for vocabulary and early literacy.

[Elisabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful book with fun illustrations and a fun story, very good for story time

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very cute, fun book. Could see it being really interactive when read to children.

[areadingnook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this cute kids' book. It has great vocab for new readers and a little shocking twist at the end.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 5 year old daughter thought it was funny.

[Ms. B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Things are not always what they seem in This is not a Cat. I think anyone will love this, especially fans of the author and illustrator's first book together, Moo!.

[Bridgette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious and adorable with a surprise ending.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a mouse teacher instructs her mice student on what a cat looks like, a cat enters the classroom. Frightened, teacher and students all scream “A Cat!” and run. As they leave the building, the reader sees the ‘cat’ is only a costume. Inside the costume is a rat. Smugly the rat leaves the building to come face to face with a real cat! Using minimal words and color-filled pages of action, readers can enjoy the humor of all the twists and turns in the story.

If you like humor, you may enjoy other books by David LaRochelle. Check out 1+1=5 and Other Unlikely Additions, a silly book on addition. If you have a budding actor, introduce them to Moo! Using only one word throughout the story, the story is told through voice inflections. Toddlers love this story when they quickly learn to read ‘moo’ and practice their expressive verbal skills. This book sometimes finds its way in junior and high school drama classes, too!

[Debra · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I laugh out loud, you are getting 5 stars, David LaRochelle! So, the teacher is teaching and the children are in several stages of attention typical of most classrooms, especially where teachers talk and students listen as opposed to interacting with tools and each other to learn. Along comes a cat and it takes the teacher a minute to be startled and to run with the children. I am sure my listeners at story time will relish in acting this story out, especially as it unfolds with a bit of a surprise. (I will not spoil your laugh out loud moment in this review.) The gouache illustrations are vibrant colors and the expressions of the characters are fabulously connecting to the action at hand throughout the story. This one is a first purchase for me and I expect anyone else that gets to read stories to young children often.

[K.L. Bernard · Rating 5 out of 5]

In mouse school one of the most important things to learn is how to identify a cat. The teacher is making her best effort to show a picture of a dangerous cat, but she doesn’t seem to be getting through to her students. They are busy not paying attention. The teacher shares pictures of bunnies, butterflies and even an ice cream cone in an effort to show what is not a cat. Meanwhile, lurking in the window is a real cat. And he looks like he is on a mouse mission. The teacher becomes very excited to see a real cat in her classroom. What do you think the students do?

This book is perfect for a beginner reader. Sentence structure is very basic with big bold colorful pictures to help readers identify what is happing on the pages. This short story is also perfect for a quick bedtime story. Parents and teachers will love this humorous story to share with kids.

[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

At mouse school, the students' first lesson is to recognize danger. And that would mean cat-danger. Different pictures are shown to the students. Each pointing out what a cat is not. The lesson is interrupted by what appears to be a real cat sneaking into the classroom. But there are a couple of surprise endings to this simple little story.

I can imagine young ones loving this story. There are few words, but not many are necessary.

[emyrose8 · Rating 4 out of 5]

So this isn't a wordless book, but the whole book is basically the phrase "is this a cat?" or some variation of those words, so I feel like it kind of counts. This one is a good exercise in inflection and emphasis... how a slight emphasis on one word can change the meaning of a sentence. David LaRochelle is great at sneaking twists into his books! Fun illustrations that give the three student mice personalities.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

So I'm not a cat person (I'm allergic but also even if I weren't I'm not a cat person). What I like about this story is its simplicity and how the emphasis on the words as the story progresses is where the humor is. Much like See the Cat/Dog (3 stories about a dog/cat from this pair) HOW you say something is often just as important as WHAT you are saying. I also like how the illustrations tell as much about the story as the text.

[Ersa S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another great book to read to show kids the different way we say words can change their meaning with tone. Much like, "Duck, Duck, Moose," by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, kids will follow along as the words are all the same and try to use new tones themselves.

Great for one-on-one storytimes with your kiddos at home, of about pre-K and older, that are learning to talk to help further their language skills.

[NWH · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cute books that will get preschoolers & kindergartners laughing and engaged with the story. A great read-aloud! Twist ending.

NoveList Plus Info:
Genre: Picture books for children
Character Anthropomorphic (animals are human-like)
Tone: Amusing
Illustrations: Cartoony
Subjects: animals, cats, deception, mice, schools

[Margaret Boling · Rating 5 out of 5]

12/27/2016 ** One of the gifts I received for Christmas - signed by both the author and illustrator. What fun!

I can't wait to share this with my younger students - they'll love the visual humor and the twist at the end.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this!!! The pictures were great and the story made me laugh. There are not a whole bunch of words so children can kind of make up some of their own story with in the story. I figured the one mouse was up to no good...he got his at the end.

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

At mouse school the students need to learn how to recognize a cat...

Why I started this book: Our new picture books arrived at the library.

Why I finished it: This is the perfect book for Story Time. I can't wait to read it to the kids.

[Donna Dobihal Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

A funny story with a clever twist although the ending might leave them scratching their heads if they're on the younger end of preschool. Older kids will love it!

Spoiler alert:

it reminds me of Humbug Witch by Lorna Balian.

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mouse teacher instructs her pupils on how to stay out of danger by showing them pictures of a cat and following it up withe pictures of things that are not cats.

Minimal text and colorful pictures could make this one a good read aloud.

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Today’s Lesson: Recognizing Danger”

As a teacher shows examples of cats and “not cats”, the mice students are somewhat bored and inattentive (except for one) until a cat actually comes through the schoolhouse window. But is it really a cat?

Funny!

[Melanie Hetrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Young mice in school are being taught about the dangers of cats. The teacher points to several pictures and states that they are not cats. Until it is a cat!

Children will laugh uproariously. Highly recommended for storytime.

[Stephanie Reid · Rating 2 out of 5]

cute book, more of a make your own story up book. fun looking at the pictures

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not a cat, but it is a fun book.

[Steph · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bahahaha.

[Elizabeth S · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful for anyone who has a hard time identifying cats. In other words, fun and silly. And informative.