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One Kitten for Kim
When Kim's cat has kittens, his parents tell him that he may only keep one and must find homes for all the others. He follows their orders exactly, finding new owners for six kittens - and picking up a whole new pile of pets along the way!
32 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1969
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March 17, 2020
This is another multi-generational winner.
August 15, 2021
these are still some of the cutest kittens ever illustrated
also even as a child it bothered me that Millicent got one by crying a lot
also even as a child it bothered me that Millicent got one by crying a lot
November 19, 2017
Absolutely delightful story & illustrations! How did I miss this book when I was a child? Even more of a mystery, how did my parents miss getting it for my younger sister who was born in 1969, the year the book was published? Perhaps they were concerned we'd be just like Kim who traded his kittens for other animals (not on purpose, mind you). Something I would wholeheartedly endorse...then & now!
February 5, 2016
This was an absolutely adorable book.
July 6, 2017
This was one of my favorite books when I was a kid, but I had completely forgotten about it until it popped up in an article I read recently. I was excited to read it again as an adult and share it with my infant during our story time, and I am happy to report that it still holds up all these years later!
Kim's cat has kittens and his parents will only allow him to keep one of the kittens. He must find homes for the rest of them. Kim takes the kittens around the neighborhood, finding the perfect fit for the kittens with some of his neighbors - but also takes other pets in trade! I love the fun, simple story. Some of the story is told in pictures within the text - for example, as Kim starts collecting other animals, where you might read the phrase "two goldfish in a bowl," the words "goldfish" and "bowl" are absent, and instead there are pictures of those items. There is repetition to appeal to kids who like that. I like the fact that, throughout the book, Kim and the neighbors he speaks to are kind and respectful to one another, and how ultimately, Kim is helping them each out with the kittens - for example, the grocer has mice, so the kitten he gets from Kim will help with that. A little girl who went to the circus and wants a tiger for a pet is appeased when Kim gives her a striped kitten that looks like a small tiger. It's just a really cute book and while the copy I had as a kid is gone, I am definitely going to try and track a copy down for our personal library!
Kim's cat has kittens and his parents will only allow him to keep one of the kittens. He must find homes for the rest of them. Kim takes the kittens around the neighborhood, finding the perfect fit for the kittens with some of his neighbors - but also takes other pets in trade! I love the fun, simple story. Some of the story is told in pictures within the text - for example, as Kim starts collecting other animals, where you might read the phrase "two goldfish in a bowl," the words "goldfish" and "bowl" are absent, and instead there are pictures of those items. There is repetition to appeal to kids who like that. I like the fact that, throughout the book, Kim and the neighbors he speaks to are kind and respectful to one another, and how ultimately, Kim is helping them each out with the kittens - for example, the grocer has mice, so the kitten he gets from Kim will help with that. A little girl who went to the circus and wants a tiger for a pet is appeased when Kim gives her a striped kitten that looks like a small tiger. It's just a really cute book and while the copy I had as a kid is gone, I am definitely going to try and track a copy down for our personal library!
December 25, 2017
https://archive.org/details/onekitten...
Lo encontré en préstamo en la Internet Archive.
Escrito por Adelaide Holl y con ilustraciones de Don Madden, fue publicado en 1969. El libro está en inglés y está pensado para lectores que ya saben leer pero que todavía no dominan. De igual modo lo podría recomendar a padres que lean con niños debido a que incluye ilustraciones que permiten la lectura con símbolos. Mi madre tenía el nombre técnico para eso, pero es cuando en una parte incluyes las ilustraciones de las cosas para que un niño pueda sentir que lee al reconocer y decir en voz alta su nombre.
De igual modo incluye números, porque a fin de cuenta vamos contando gatitos y otras mascotas.
En general es un bello libro y las ilustraciones son bastante tiernas, tanto para niños como niñas.
Lo encontré en préstamo en la Internet Archive.
Escrito por Adelaide Holl y con ilustraciones de Don Madden, fue publicado en 1969. El libro está en inglés y está pensado para lectores que ya saben leer pero que todavía no dominan. De igual modo lo podría recomendar a padres que lean con niños debido a que incluye ilustraciones que permiten la lectura con símbolos. Mi madre tenía el nombre técnico para eso, pero es cuando en una parte incluyes las ilustraciones de las cosas para que un niño pueda sentir que lee al reconocer y decir en voz alta su nombre.
De igual modo incluye números, porque a fin de cuenta vamos contando gatitos y otras mascotas.
En general es un bello libro y las ilustraciones son bastante tiernas, tanto para niños como niñas.
June 10, 2017
A young boy, Kim, has a mama cat and seven adorable kittens. His parents insist he may only keep one kitten, as two pets are enough. Kim chooses the roundest and rolliest kitten for his own, then gathers the remaining six kittens in a basket loaded in his wagon and sets out to find new homes. At this point the story becomes a tale a neighborhood pet swap! With each transaction, the author gives a pictorial accounting of what Kim collects as he re-homes the kittens and his given other pets in exchange. I love this book. The illustrations draw the reader into the story - all in blue and green, black and white. I only wish there were a picture of Kim's parents' faces when he arrived home!
February 28, 2022
Kim was so excited when his cat had seven kittens, only to find out he was only allowed to keep one! When his parents told him he had to find homes for six of the kittens, he put the kittens in a basket then went to find people wanting kittens. Kim went to each of his neighbors, giving them kittens. When he did this, each neighbor gave him a pet in exchange! The story ends with Kim returning home with no kittens, but a bunch of new pets! I thought that this was a very cute story. I loved that it included some "read along" areas, that substituted words for images so that younger kids could interact while they are being read to! The illustrations were also very beautiful and added to the story!
February 16, 2018
I grew up with this book. I love the sweet and silly story of Kim finding a home for his kittens and returning home with just as many pets as he started with. I love the picture-word parts that young children can "read" along with. Two "goldfish" in a "bowl", one green "parrot" in a "cage." Great way to include young children in the story. Just be prepared for an idealistic 1960s view on the neighborhood.
December 8, 2018
This is a favorite from my childhood, and one that I was thrilled to share with my own children. Kim leaves home with a basket full of kittens with instructions from his parents to find homes for all of them. He has been allowed to keep the mother cat and ONE kitten. He does find homes for them, but ends up exchanging every single kitten for a new pet to bring home. Pictures are used in some instances for words in the text, so children can 'read' along. WONDERFUL illustrations, too.
April 20, 2024
cute pics about a boy's trades with ppl for a kitten surplus. not really a story that appeals to animal rescuers, though. possibly too light-hearted of an approach for a very serious subject. but typical for when it was written in 1969
February 7, 2025
The 60’s and 70’s must have been some kind of golden age for children’s literature. Many of my favorites come from that era. This one appeals to all of my children, ages 2-7. It’s got just the right amount of repetition, and a great last line.
January 15, 2018
Great story and I love the illustrations! One of my favorites as a child.
October 23, 2018
Great illustrations, good repetition for kids to read along, with small pictures for the repetitive section listing what is in Kim's wagon. Definitely has nostalgic value for me.
August 15, 2019
I loved this book growing up. My mema would read it to me every time I visited.
April 5, 2021
A cute story about Kim only be able to keep one kitten however he finds many more animals to keep as he gives his other kittens new homes
February 25, 2022
One of my favorite books as a kid. Now it’s my daughter’s favorite books. It’s aged well, unlike some of my other childhood books I come across. 😂
June 19, 2022
I love that the child can help "read" the story. This book is every parents' worst nightmare! It's hilarious!
July 10, 2022
Better for families and kids than for me as an older adult. Predictable. But worth signing up to openlibrary.org to read if you do have a young school-age child who likes animals!
April 24, 2023
Very cute story.
March 15, 2024
I read this book to all 3 of my children 30 some years ago! Now I'm reading it to my grandkids. What a marvelous book!
June 14, 2012
This book was in a box of books that belonged to my husband when he was a child, and it was a good find. Kim's parents tell him he can only have one kitten and he has to give the rest away. He then ends up trading each of the other kittens for different pets, ultimately coming home with only one kitten but a host of other animals as well. Like many other children's books, this one is a counting story with helpful illustrations to illustrate the numbers. The only reason this isn't a five star children's book is that its length means that reading it makes the bedtime routine a tiny bit too long. If only Kim had one less kitten to trade...
September 3, 2013
Picked this one up at a book discounter several years ago. I intended to read it to my daughter, but she was less than impressed. I pulled it out the other night to read to my 5 YO son, as a break from the construction sites and train books we usually read. The "dated" aspects of this book are actually quite hip, beginning with a boy named Kim. The story turns on Kim's clever combination of enterprise and empathy, softly persuading each of his neighbors to take a kitten to fulfill a need of their own. Who knows what he'll do with the extraneous pets he accepts in trade, and that's the beauty of the book. This one really stands up after 43 years. My son said he felt good after we read it.
June 23, 2015
This book is about a boy who has to get rid of some kittens. He gives the kittens away, but the people give him animals in return. So in the end he has given away all the kittens and he has gained a lot of new exotic animals.
I like this story because there are cute animals in it. This book has a lot of repetitive words for children to see and catch on to. In the text, there are pictures included, so that children can help their parents read the story.
I would use this book with my children because it has a good moral lesson that they could learn from. They would love the illustrations, and they would enjoy the story.
I like this story because there are cute animals in it. This book has a lot of repetitive words for children to see and catch on to. In the text, there are pictures included, so that children can help their parents read the story.
I would use this book with my children because it has a good moral lesson that they could learn from. They would love the illustrations, and they would enjoy the story.
May 8, 2014
This was a favorite when I was a kid! I'd always loved cats, so a book involving kittens immediately caught my attention as a kid, & then the hilarious way Kim's parents tell him he may only keep one kitten, but as he goes around his neighborhood to find homes for the rest he winds up with a new pet for each kitten that's adopted. Some quite interesting, including a rooster! I loved the illustrations too, very late 60s/early 70s, but definitely would stand the test of time for children of any decade!
February 15, 2008
A great book about how parents need to be specific in directions to children. Kim has to find a home for all his kittens (except one) and ends up "trading" for some interesting pets. The last page is great. Once again, I love reading this one to the kids.
January 2, 2014
My friend, Valerie, enjoyed this book as a child. We checked this out from the library, and the girls love it! I have now ordered a copy for us to have. Very cute story, worth reading with the kids.
November 28, 2016
My dad sat with me and this book and together we figured out Kim was a "boy"! Also the rebuses in the book were a great way to learn to read and help with the overall task of the book which is about trading kittens for other pets! (Not really what the parents meant to happen--ha ha!)
January 11, 2008
A favorite growing up, but a little too long of a read for a quick bed time story.
July 28, 2008
Great for pre-readers to help read. You will love this one!
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