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Lili finalmente ganhou um bichinho de sua mãe. Não um au-au – como ela queria – pois segundo sua mãe eles fazem muita bagunça, mas sim um gatinho. Ele parecia ser tranquilo e bem comportado – até Lili deixá-lo sozinho. Será que o bichinho é mesmo tão levado, ou há outro aprontando pela casa?
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First published July 1, 2012
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Adam Stower
130 books34 followersAdam completed a BA in Illustration at Norwich and an MA in Narrative Illustration at Brighton where he now lives and works. Adam is now represented by Arena agency.
Adam has a passion for drawing and a great love of traditional illustration. He specialises in fiction for children, editorial, character development and product design.
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Adam has a passion for drawing and a great love of traditional illustration. He specialises in fiction for children, editorial, character development and product design.
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January 19, 2017
"What do you think this place is, a zoo?"
This book was sweet and a bit of fun, but not particularly heart-warming considering it's a tale about a little girl and her new kitten. I found Lily quite insensitive towards her new kitten, who doesn't even get named throughout the entire story, and more concerned with what the cat could do for her rather than enjoying the adventures of an innocent baby animal. She seemed a bit of a negative American-kid stereotype, you know, the I-want-eveything-now kind of child. The secret tiger was quite amusing, but I would not have expected such wanton destruction from such a secretive and elegant animal as a tiger? But perhaps I have just been spoiled with The Tiger Who Came For Tea. Next time Lily, more compassion for your kitten, and who knows, maybe it will even stick up for you to the big bad tiger after all!
I did enjoy the illustrations. The kitten was suitably cute and helpless, and the twist ending in which Lily's garden was infested with all sorts of exotic animals including my faves the flamingoes was a fun ending to the story. However, I've given better picture books 3-stars, so. Harsh but Hair.
This book was sweet and a bit of fun, but not particularly heart-warming considering it's a tale about a little girl and her new kitten. I found Lily quite insensitive towards her new kitten, who doesn't even get named throughout the entire story, and more concerned with what the cat could do for her rather than enjoying the adventures of an innocent baby animal. She seemed a bit of a negative American-kid stereotype, you know, the I-want-eveything-now kind of child. The secret tiger was quite amusing, but I would not have expected such wanton destruction from such a secretive and elegant animal as a tiger? But perhaps I have just been spoiled with The Tiger Who Came For Tea. Next time Lily, more compassion for your kitten, and who knows, maybe it will even stick up for you to the big bad tiger after all!
I did enjoy the illustrations. The kitten was suitably cute and helpless, and the twist ending in which Lily's garden was infested with all sorts of exotic animals including my faves the flamingoes was a fun ending to the story. However, I've given better picture books 3-stars, so. Harsh but Hair.
February 27, 2019
This is the story of a child who should never have ever been given a pet.
August 25, 2016
Love it! By the author of Silly Dog comes another winner! A little girl wants a dog but gets a kitty, around the same time a tiger escapes from the zoo. She thinks the kitty is naughty, but really the tiger is lurking around and wreaking havoc. I can't wait to use it in storytime and hear all the little ones yell out, "No! It's the tiger! I see him!"
January 17, 2017
kitty adam was here
The kitty was very cute and innocent. A solid read for little ones like myself.
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The kitty was very cute and innocent. A solid read for little ones like myself.
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August 31, 2017
Y'all didn't see my listener's face light up like fireworks when she say that, yes, there is a book 2 in this series - now she can't wait to read the NEXT book ... um... is there one?? Please?
June 26, 2018
Lily has a cat because Mom thinks a dog is too messy. The small Kitty looks great and coyly, but whenever Lily leaves the cat alone, the home ends up being a mess. Lily blames the cat for the mess. However, it turns out that the tiger that escaped the zoo is the one that causes all the chaos.
It was fun to read this picture book. The story had connections to some of my childhood experience. I thought about moments where I was wrongly accused. Similar to the cat in this story, young readers would reflect on their experiences of being blamed by parents, siblings, and peers for something they did not do. In some cases, readers might be the ones accusing others for the accidents they were not involved in. Lily was too young to figure out who caused the mess. On the other hand, her mother notices what happens by the footprints and the degree of each catastrophe. In addition to the hilarious story, I like the illustrations and organization of the story. The story starts from the front endpaper to the back endpaper. The flyers for the lost tiger gave a hint on the catastrophe to come. On the back endpaper, the story of the tiger named Fluffbun gave readers new information on the tiger’s past. The tiger's innocent gaze over Lily and the kitty on the book cover would represent the story pretty well. The title “Naught kitty” also warns of the tiger’s lousy behavior because tigers are the biggest members of the feline family. It would be fun to read this picture book with children to discuss responsibility and fair judgment on behaviors.
It was fun to read this picture book. The story had connections to some of my childhood experience. I thought about moments where I was wrongly accused. Similar to the cat in this story, young readers would reflect on their experiences of being blamed by parents, siblings, and peers for something they did not do. In some cases, readers might be the ones accusing others for the accidents they were not involved in. Lily was too young to figure out who caused the mess. On the other hand, her mother notices what happens by the footprints and the degree of each catastrophe. In addition to the hilarious story, I like the illustrations and organization of the story. The story starts from the front endpaper to the back endpaper. The flyers for the lost tiger gave a hint on the catastrophe to come. On the back endpaper, the story of the tiger named Fluffbun gave readers new information on the tiger’s past. The tiger's innocent gaze over Lily and the kitty on the book cover would represent the story pretty well. The title “Naught kitty” also warns of the tiger’s lousy behavior because tigers are the biggest members of the feline family. It would be fun to read this picture book with children to discuss responsibility and fair judgment on behaviors.
October 15, 2018
Geen zin om de Nederlandse versie aan Goodreads toe te voegen, dus hierbij. Een leuk boek over een moeder die, in plaats van een hond, haar dochtertje een kat geeft (wat echt, die laat niet overal haren achter? *lacht*). Het meisje is eerst niet heel blij, maar trekt dan wel bij. Ik vond het hilarisch om die tijger gewoon in huis te zien, en te zien wat hij allemaal deed. Arme kat, dat wel, want die kreeg alle schuld. Ik was nieuwsgierig waar de tijger nou vandaan komt, maar dat vinden we uit op de pagina's die voor en achter op de cover zitten (voor het verhaal). Hartstikke leuk om te lezen, en ik zou dit boek dus ook aanraden.
February 16, 2017
Pretty much anything with a cat is a win in my book. I really enjoyed this charming storybook about a little girl who gets a pet cat who, it turns out, is VERY NAUGHTY. I loved the bewildered expressions on the cat's face. This is another storybook that employs words to tell one part of the story, while the illustrations tell the rest - it would be a great read-aloud for a children's story time where kids can look at the pictures to see the humorous story about what is actually happening while Lily thinks her new pet is up to no good.
May 20, 2017
Adorable illustrations and a cute read. Unfortunately, my Family Storytime session was filled with babies, so it was mostly just the parents enjoying the book. Some of the older toddlers did shout out whenever you could see the tiger's face peeping out of the bushes.
July 28, 2019
Super cute kitty! I just love the illustrations in this one. While adults will probably read this one and wonder why on earth this child has a pet at all, the kids will get a kick out of what the "kitty" has gotten up to. I'd pull it out for storytimes on cats, tiger, or pets.
April 29, 2020
"Naughty Kitty" by Adam Stower is a silly book to just make children laugh. There is really no important theme or message of this story; and it is just a comical story for young children. This is not a bad book for a child to read, but it is not the most beneficial either.
December 17, 2020
Lily has a new kitten who manages to get into all sorts of mischief. Unbeknownst to Lily, a tiger is loose and is actually the one causing all the mayhem. When Lily is outside chastising the kitten, the neighbors dog comes to try to attack her, but her kitten (really, the tiger) saves the day.
November 18, 2017
This book is really cute. I think it would be fun to use in a preschool storytime about pets or silly stories.
May 22, 2018
A girl’s new kitten is more trouble than she thought t would be... until we learn it’s a MUCH bigger cat causing the problems!
February 5, 2019
Funny with an amazing twist.
July 5, 2019
The first one was better. GPLD
August 8, 2019
Not my favorite, but the kids had fun.
June 1, 2020
An adorable book!
June 24, 2024
The little did not enjoy this as much as its predecessor, Silly Doggy.
September 3, 2025
Kids absolutely loved this one!
November 5, 2016
Very charming and silly.
March 21, 2019
Fun story about a little girl who wants a pet dog, but her mom says they're too much trouble and gets her a cat instead. However, a hole in the wall at the zoo has allowed a tiger to escape and when the girl mistakes the tiger for her kitty, hilarity ensues. Fun (although a bit long for a group) read-aloud book for the preschool crowd.
July 24, 2014
A follow up to Silly Doggy!, this book also features Lily and now a very large cat. From the end pages, readers will know that there is an animal loose from the zoo. Lily though is far too taken up with bringing her new kitten home. Her mother was sure that Kitty wouldn’t be any trouble at all. At first that was true, but when Lily left the kitten alone in the kitchen for just a moment, she returned to find it completely trashed. What Lily doesn’t know but the readers could see clearly was that the tiger that had escaped from the zoo was the one who made the mess. The same thing happened when Lily left Kitty alone in the living room. There is even a rug that is ruined with an accident of large proportions. Happily, Lily remains completely oblivious to the tiger and in the end Kitty gets the credit rather than the blame for what the tiger has done.
Stower’s humor is zingy and broad here. He doesn’t hold back on the visual jokes or on Lily’s reactions to the actually sedate little cat. Children will immediately get the humor of mistaken identity and will pay close attention to spot the tiger on the pages where Lily can’t seem to see him. The ending is completely satisfying, particularly because Lily continues to be oblivious to what is actually happening around her and readers will be surprised by a full view of the truth as well.
The art tells much of the story here with the narrative almost entirely from Lily’s perspective. The tiger can be spotted right before each disaster and right afterwards too. The illustrations are energetic and filled with action and the entire book reads like a cartoon episode.
Funny and a great read aloud, this book is sure to keep attention focused and kids giggling. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
Stower’s humor is zingy and broad here. He doesn’t hold back on the visual jokes or on Lily’s reactions to the actually sedate little cat. Children will immediately get the humor of mistaken identity and will pay close attention to spot the tiger on the pages where Lily can’t seem to see him. The ending is completely satisfying, particularly because Lily continues to be oblivious to what is actually happening around her and readers will be surprised by a full view of the truth as well.
The art tells much of the story here with the narrative almost entirely from Lily’s perspective. The tiger can be spotted right before each disaster and right afterwards too. The illustrations are energetic and filled with action and the entire book reads like a cartoon episode.
Funny and a great read aloud, this book is sure to keep attention focused and kids giggling. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
March 28, 2015
On the inside cover of this book, we see as double-page spread of ads, mail, and newspaper clippings that inform us of a local pet shop and a striped wild animal’s escape from the zoo. On the title page, is a cat carrier with the tag reading “sold”.
The story begins with little Lily bringing home her tiny gray kitten from the pet store. She plays with it and feeds itl deciding “he wasn’t any trouble at all.” When she leaves the room, an escaped tiger enters and eats eight fish sticks, all the cookies, plums, pickles, Mom’s pink party cake, Dad’s pork chop, the orange pop, 2 teaspoons, and a dirty sponge”. Lily’s scolds the kitten, assuming he has done all the damage. All day the tiger causes chaos and the kitten is blamed. When the mean dog next door threatens Lily and her kitten, the tiger inadvertently scares it away. Again Lily attributes this behavior to her little gray kitten. The last picture is a double page spread of all the animals that have escaped from the zoo.
On the inside back cover are two news articles. One tells us that an elderly lady with thick glasses is overjoyed by the return of her long lost cat, who after thirty years has grown quite large. The other article explains the escape of all the animals in the zoo.
This is a clever, fun book for children. The humorous pictures accompanied by the plot of mistaken identity are sure to draw laughs. Any child who’s been blamed for something he didn’t do will identify with the poor little kitten. The reader is sure to feel empathy for the blameless kitten.
Clever use of the words “catastrophe”, “revolting”, and “cozy snuggle” will expand the child’s vocabulary. Charming and hilarious, I heartily recommend this amusing book.
BonnieFerrante.ca
The story begins with little Lily bringing home her tiny gray kitten from the pet store. She plays with it and feeds itl deciding “he wasn’t any trouble at all.” When she leaves the room, an escaped tiger enters and eats eight fish sticks, all the cookies, plums, pickles, Mom’s pink party cake, Dad’s pork chop, the orange pop, 2 teaspoons, and a dirty sponge”. Lily’s scolds the kitten, assuming he has done all the damage. All day the tiger causes chaos and the kitten is blamed. When the mean dog next door threatens Lily and her kitten, the tiger inadvertently scares it away. Again Lily attributes this behavior to her little gray kitten. The last picture is a double page spread of all the animals that have escaped from the zoo.
On the inside back cover are two news articles. One tells us that an elderly lady with thick glasses is overjoyed by the return of her long lost cat, who after thirty years has grown quite large. The other article explains the escape of all the animals in the zoo.
This is a clever, fun book for children. The humorous pictures accompanied by the plot of mistaken identity are sure to draw laughs. Any child who’s been blamed for something he didn’t do will identify with the poor little kitten. The reader is sure to feel empathy for the blameless kitten.
Clever use of the words “catastrophe”, “revolting”, and “cozy snuggle” will expand the child’s vocabulary. Charming and hilarious, I heartily recommend this amusing book.
BonnieFerrante.ca
December 14, 2018
One. Kitty is the cutest kitten ever. Stower’s illustrations are the best. I love how he has managed to convey a confused kitty, a perplexed kitty, and a kitty looking innocent in the face of accusation.
Two. The actual story is wonderful as well. Reading this story is fun on numerous levels, not only are the pictures fun to look at, but each page gives us a chance to see what “Kitty” actually did, and seeing poor Lily become exasperated at her poor disobedient cat is delightful.
Genuinely I could stare at the illustrations all day. Combined with Lily’s desire to punish her kitten, the cat itself looks bewildered and the true culprit lurking adds to the humour and certainly my delight.
Stower’s captured the tone and voice of a small child and I could hear Lily’s voice as she scolded her kitten and I pictured this child berating her cat as she tried to stop its destructive behaviours. The story is adorable, especially when the dramatic irony comes into play. Who doesn’t love it when picture books contain dramatic irony?
This would be a great book to read aloud because with such wonderful and detailed illustrations, there is a lot to unpack as you read and it becomes interactive as kids see who really caused the messes.
I discovered this is a sequel when I’d finished, I may have to track down the first one because if it’s anything as good as this, I’ll be quite happy.
Two. The actual story is wonderful as well. Reading this story is fun on numerous levels, not only are the pictures fun to look at, but each page gives us a chance to see what “Kitty” actually did, and seeing poor Lily become exasperated at her poor disobedient cat is delightful.
Genuinely I could stare at the illustrations all day. Combined with Lily’s desire to punish her kitten, the cat itself looks bewildered and the true culprit lurking adds to the humour and certainly my delight.
Stower’s captured the tone and voice of a small child and I could hear Lily’s voice as she scolded her kitten and I pictured this child berating her cat as she tried to stop its destructive behaviours. The story is adorable, especially when the dramatic irony comes into play. Who doesn’t love it when picture books contain dramatic irony?
This would be a great book to read aloud because with such wonderful and detailed illustrations, there is a lot to unpack as you read and it becomes interactive as kids see who really caused the messes.
I discovered this is a sequel when I’d finished, I may have to track down the first one because if it’s anything as good as this, I’ll be quite happy.
December 1, 2020
It's no good looking at me like that. You know what you've done. You've been a very NAUGHTY KITTY all day long!
(Adam Stower, Naughty Kitty, p.-)
A story of a little girl and her new kitten! What a charming, heartwarming story this is sure to be!
It doesn’t exactly live up to expectations. Ignoring the tiger causing havoc in the house, which could have been a perfectly decent comical tale, the reader gets distracted by how mean Lily is. Something goes wrong and she immediately turns on this poor kitten, scolding it. It might not have been so terrible if the kitten were cartoony, i.e. showing recognition and reacting to the accusations, but it always looks so innocently scared and confused about the angry giant scolding it that it broke my heart.
As so many other reviewers have pointed out, this child should never have been given a pet.
THE VERDICT?
The artwork is cute and the story has a good comedic set-up that kids might like, but I feel really bad for the cat. Lily's a jerk.
(Adam Stower, Naughty Kitty, p.-)
A story of a little girl and her new kitten! What a charming, heartwarming story this is sure to be!
It doesn’t exactly live up to expectations. Ignoring the tiger causing havoc in the house, which could have been a perfectly decent comical tale, the reader gets distracted by how mean Lily is. Something goes wrong and she immediately turns on this poor kitten, scolding it. It might not have been so terrible if the kitten were cartoony, i.e. showing recognition and reacting to the accusations, but it always looks so innocently scared and confused about the angry giant scolding it that it broke my heart.
As so many other reviewers have pointed out, this child should never have been given a pet.
THE VERDICT?
The artwork is cute and the story has a good comedic set-up that kids might like, but I feel really bad for the cat. Lily's a jerk.
August 15, 2014
Lily wanted a dog, but her parents said they were too “messy” so she got a kitty. Lily has fun getting to know her kitty…at first. But then the kitty started being naughty. The kitty got into food, destroyed the living room, and leaving surprises around the house. However, readers know that there is something afoot. For the kitty isn’t the only kitty around and readers know just what is really happening at Lily’s house.
This is a delightful book. I wondered how Adam Stower could create a feline book as good as Silly Doggy! but I think he has sure come close. The subtle way that readers can spot the tiger (or parts of the tiger) in various spreads is great. And how that giant tiger is always just out of site of Lily (but not the kitty, take a look at the kitty’s face as the yappy dog is running away) is quite funny. This will be a perfect edition to one of my story times on cats or tigers. (Although the fun bits like what is in the newspaper on the table will be just for a small chuckle for the adults who read the book to the youngsters.)
This is a delightful book. I wondered how Adam Stower could create a feline book as good as Silly Doggy! but I think he has sure come close. The subtle way that readers can spot the tiger (or parts of the tiger) in various spreads is great. And how that giant tiger is always just out of site of Lily (but not the kitty, take a look at the kitty’s face as the yappy dog is running away) is quite funny. This will be a perfect edition to one of my story times on cats or tigers. (Although the fun bits like what is in the newspaper on the table will be just for a small chuckle for the adults who read the book to the youngsters.)
July 20, 2014
This adorable book is also hilarious! Poor kitty is blamed for being a bad kitty when the reality is that it is a tiger causing all the trouble. Somehow the little girl never sees the huge tiger sneaking around and causing all the trouble. Children will delight in seeing what the little girl does not. Thankfully the tiger helps the kitty get out of trouble in the end.
The illustrations make this book! As the kitty innocently goes about its day, the reader can see how the tiger is causing trouble behind the scenes and behind the little girls back. The kitty looks so innocent and the tiger looks so guilty (but happy). Little details, like the newspaper at the beginning with the headline about the missing tiger, make the reader really pay attention to all the details.
The illustrations make this book! As the kitty innocently goes about its day, the reader can see how the tiger is causing trouble behind the scenes and behind the little girls back. The kitty looks so innocent and the tiger looks so guilty (but happy). Little details, like the newspaper at the beginning with the headline about the missing tiger, make the reader really pay attention to all the details.
March 28, 2014
We loved this sweet book with the adorable faced kitty! Poor kitty can't do anything right in Lily's eyes. Her tiny kitty gets in quite a bit of trouble. It seems that every time Kitty turns around Lily is scolding it for something. However, it isn't Lily's kitty who is making the mischief but a huge tiger that has escaped from the zoo.
We love the illustrations of Lily and her kitty. AND...my reluctant 8 year old read this book without any help which makes it even better for this reading momma!
With word bubbles, full page illustrations, a sweet, funny story and kitty's innocent face, kids and parents will love this book.
August 11, 2014
I do have ONE gripe about this book, which is that the tiger who appears and gets Lily's kitty in trouble shouldn't be quite such a surprise to Lily, since she adopted him at the end of Silly Doggy. Still, Lily's animal raising skills amused us just as much, if not more, in this new story as in the first, and this is one that I not only reread several times, but that my 6 and 4 year old quickly learned enough to reread by themselves. Cute, funny, and right on target to audience (they especially loved the line, "As for Mom's carpet, I can't even talk about that. It was revolting!"
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