Hi, Cat. Bye, Cat.

by Jade Orlando

This cat-centric board book is the "purrfect" rhyming read-aloud for teaching opposites. Children will love spotting details in illustrations.

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

24 pages, Board Book

Published March 18, 2025

About the author

I’m Jade, an illustrator living in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2018, I left my job of seven years as a staff children’s apparel artist to freelance full-time. My work can be found in books, apparel, advertising and licensing, with clients from Hallmark to the ACLU. I live in the ‘burbs with my husband, three cats, and a Greyhound named Petra. When I’m not illustrating, you can usually find me curled up with my pets and a really good book.

Reviews

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

First sentence: Hi, cat. Bye, cat. LOUD cat. Shy cat. One cat. Four cats. Even more cats!

Premise/plot: Hi, Cat. Bye, Cat is a BOARD book for cat-loving babies. Well, for the youngest of 'readers' whose caregivers love cats. It is written in rhyme. The illustrations are super-bold and colorful. There isn't much text per page--which makes it a great fit for the youngest readers. It's a silly book with plenty of illustrated cats. It also features opposites.

My thoughts: I love, love, love cats. I do. This one was fun and joyful. I enjoyed it.

[Andrés · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun intro to opposites with some same-page and skip-page rhyming. The orange-white-black-grey color palette against a blue background works well, and I think cat lovers would be especially happy to read this again and again. One note: I don't think we're calling kids "good" or "bad" anymore, so maybe we shouldn't call cats good or bad either?

[Hilary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Board Book. Fun introduction to opposites or as a beginning reader. Appealing illustrations.

[Patricia Q · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is super cute, I wish I knew someone to gift it to.

[Seancat · Rating 5 out of 5]

ssssSSSSSSO GOOD

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of our favorites! This book is a cute way of talking about opposites through adorable kitty cats.