Too Many Cats (We Both Read, Level K)

We Both Read

by Sindy McKay, Meredith Johnson (Illustrator)

The We Both Read audio books are particularly helpful to use with the corresponding printed books in the classroom. They are also very effective for use with ELL/ESL students. Too Many Cats/Demasiados Gatos is a bilingual title (Spanish/English) which focuses on reading the names for colors and the numbers from one to ten. Suzu is finding cats all over the house - and in very unusual colors! This Level K book is designed for the child who is just being introduced to reading.

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction

Audio CD

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[rockerduh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute book! My kids liked reading along on the kid page.

[Judy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

This will be fun to read with a child ... numbers, colors, and easy words. I thought it was overdone, but kids may like the repetition.

My 6-yr-old niece is in town. She's a strong reader, so it was no surprise when she spotted this book and wanted to read it. I pointed out the two levels of reading, and she said "This is about right for me." She was referring to the adult reader pages. She proceeded to read it to me, but I could tell that she wanted to study the pictures, so I suggested that we read the story as intended. She agreed and seemed very engaged. When we finished talking about the book, I asked if she wanted to keep it or if we should take it to the little lending library. She jumped up and we walked right down to the little library where she positioned it in a prominent place.

[Villain E · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very early reader. The grown-up reads one page and the child reads the facing page, which only has one or two words on it.

A girl wants a cat for her birthday. She dreams that she keeps finding a bunch of cats around the house.

[Nichole · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very simple, boring early reader. (I read, you read style) My copy is bound incorrectly.

[Professor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favorite books-but very helpful when my daughter was still in her reluctant reader phase!

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Suzu wants a white cat, but is afraid her mom will get her a red hat for her birthday instead. As she falls asleep she finds a white cat, then another cat, then another! She keeps finding cats. Of course, it is just a dream and she ends up getting a white cat from her mom in real life.
The neat part about this book is that it is a "We Both Read" book~~an adult reads the difficult text on the left page, the child reads the easy text on the right page. Example of the child's portion: "...a white cat."

[Cornelius · Rating 4 out of 5]

For Kindergarten children, I would use this book in the classroom to help children recognize colors, help with counting, and the book offers good questions to ask young children to build critical thinking.

[Kathryn Yaste · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful book for a child who's just learning to read. It's funny and smart and intelligible for kindergartners while not boring the parent silly. Plus, it will always have a special place in my heart because it's the first book my son read by himself.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kids love the We Both Read books. It is a great way to kick start daily reading. My older son picked this out for my younger son because he remembered it fondly. It was so fun and silly we read it even though it is way below his reading level at this point.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for early readers. Fun story for all ages.

[Kymberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is so good for beginning readers! Aidan so enjoyed it!

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son loved this book because we both could contribute to reading the story!

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

45 months - great concept of having the left page be for the parent to read and the right (less wordy) page for the child. This one focuses on colors, numbers and lots of cats! O really enjoyed it.

[Petrie Serrano · Rating 4 out of 5]

2.5YO loved being able to "read" and count the right-side pages himself.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great way to incorporate counting in a classroom. The children would have fun counting the cats and seeing the different colors and sizes

[Holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a big fan of We Both Read books!

[Cws]

BR McK

[Krista · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simon and I have started doing these "we both read" books.

[Cam · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s a repetitive book but very long for a a beginner reader. This book is more for 2nd grade up to probably 4th grade reading level. I ended up reading the book to my son instead of the other way around do to the verbiage.