Cat

by Matthew Van Fleet, Brian Stanton (Photographer)

In Matthew Van Fleet's irresisibly pettable, brillantly innovative and fun multi-concept book, watch twenty-three breeds of frolicking felines pounce, prance and parade through concepts, pull-tabs, textures and interactive surprises. And you'll never believe what cat dragged in! Pleasingly purr-fect fun from start to finish! Meow...meow...meow...WOW!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Cats, Animals, Nonfiction, Kids

20 pages, Hardcover

First published February 10, 2009

About the author

Matthew Van Fleet's innovative books have been introducing children to basic concepts for over twenty years. His unique formats invite toddlers to touch, press, pull, lift and even sniff as they explore colors, shapes, numbers, letters, opposites and more. His books include the #1 New York Times bestsellers TAILS and DOG as well as the New York Times bestsellers CAT, ALPHABET, and HEADS.

Reviews

[Noran Miss Pumkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I swear it is for my toddler daughter!!!!!

[Ariza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just read this to my cat, Milo. He especially liked the pull tabs and the red squeaker. Such a fun silly book to read your children and pets alike; complete with rhyming, flaps on the sides of the book pages, lots of cats shown, and (spoiler) even a dog. ~ 1/5/16

[mairead! · Rating 4 out of 5]

Marlis signed Athena up for the Stuart Brent Children's Book Club for Christmas and this is January's book. We super enjoyed (typo free!), especially its size, furry tails that don't run away when grabbed as hard as possible, and the cast of characters last page.

[Cathie Stumpenhaus · Rating 4 out of 5]

So many cats; so much fun!

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book I've ever read.

[Bonnie · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's not much continuity between (or even within) pages, but there's just lots of cute rhymes about cats. The lack of coherent story loses it half a star, and the other half is lost because the pop-up pieces that wave back and forth are just too tempting for my baby to rip out. One cat is now tailless and another is armless. But on the bright side, my baby absolutely loved all the tactile parts of the book, and he learned how to squeak the squeaky toy himself pretty quick. He's recently learned how to pull the tabs to make some of the tails and cats pop up. Unfortunately he learned that after he already pulled one tail off, so the pull tab doesn't actually do anything, but what can you do. He still likes pulling it out and pushing it back in.

In comparison with other tactile books I've gotten for him lately, I especially appreciate the squeaky toy. He can actually make it make sound, unlike with other sound books that require pushing a button. More reviews on that to come, haha

[Tommo · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun interactive book featuring cats offers the chance to explore action words, opposites and more. The pull tabs are done in a way I have not come across previously and make this book stand out from other books in this category. The textured cats, squeaky push button and lift the flap ensure that children and adults enjoy looking at this book together.

[Hiba Yuki · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely sturdy book! We're not really cat people but still enjoy it a lot, I can imagine how much more enjoyable it is for cat lovers! It has so many different breeds of cats.
Got it from the local thrift store, such a great find! Can't wait to get the Dog one.

[Marg Corjay · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is so much fun with its moveable cats and flaps, could not stop playing with the tabs. The cats are very cute and the back pages with their names is an added bonus. It would be loved by all cat lovers no matter their age!

[Hadasa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every toddler would love this book. No more explanation needed

[Michelle Farella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and interactive!

[TJ & AJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

TJ wasn't a big fan of this one. I think the moving parts were beyond him at the time. He might like it more now that he's older, but he'd also probably rather just play with our cat.

[Mandeep’s reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Also loved, slightly less breakable tabs

[MacK · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me: more derivative and less effective than dog.

Alex: Cats! Again again again! Oops I broke a page...AGAIN!!!

Owen: I love cats! Still don't know why pages are broken...but cats, yay!

[Jason Ferguson · Rating 4 out of 5]

My cat actually was in love with this book and tried playing with the movable items in the book.

[H · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute little moveable-parts book about cats.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolute masterpiece! I love this book so much.

[Marlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 17 month old daughter is obsessed with cats. She said "cat" before she said "Momma." She loves this book and all of the fun things in it. Her favorite things about it are the moving goldfish on the cover, the squeaker, and the cat that pops up from the boots. Wonderful book!

[Molly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite van fleet so far. Still one of the toughest movable books ever and cute, cute, cute. The cover reminds me of this one time I went to camp and left my sisters in charge of my fish. He died and when the next roll of pictures came back I knew why. Our cat willie had his paw in the fish tank..... Hmmmm. Ages 1+

[Anna Banana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of my kids favorite books. It's very sturdily build and designed for a pull-tab book, and has lasted through three kids. In addition to the lift-a-flaps and pull-tabs there are texture patches for little fingers to feel.

recommended age: 12months+

[Gina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the moving parts are really charming, but might be a little complicated for picture book aged readers. This might be one best read with a little assistance.

I know one 2-year old who would love it.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book by Matthew Van Fleet! These books are the sturdiest books ever. This on is entertaining, just like the others. Fun, fun, fun!

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awwwwwwww, I want to give them all hugs and kisses, but then they'd probably scratch and bite me.

[Candi]

Ages 2+

[Jack Kirby and the X-man · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not only do "Cats love toys that squeak, squeak, squeak!" is seems Toddlers love books that squeak, squeak, squeak!

[jacky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this at Babies R Us. Not the cutest book ever made, but still fun.

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter loves this book, so much so that I need to replace it. Too much love apparently is hard on bindings!!

[Joanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inventive take on the "touch and feel" adorable cats genre. I especially love the final fold out photo spread of all of the featured felines.

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like the concept, but a couple of cats pictured in this book are downright scary looking. Maybe little boys would think they're funny, but I think they'd frighten my daughter.