Cat Count

by Betsy Lewin

A rhyming, cat-counting extravaganza, ending with a big surprise!

"I have one cat,
A fat cat, a fun cat.
I have one cat . . .
My sister has two."

Young readers will chuckle with delight as they count the cats on each rhyming page—then, in both words and numerals, add their accumulated numbers at the end of the book.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Cats, Storytime, Mathematics, Number

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Sheri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rhythm and rhyme make this a fun counting book.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute and simple book that makes counting fun. Although when it gets to the pages where it adds all the cats together it was a little tedious for my 2 year old.

[Lenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know...maybe I shouldn't give a counting book 4 stars, but it was really cute and the rhythm was terrific!

[Kyle Baldwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent for addition. In the book, cats keep showing up and the number of cats keep adding to larger sums.

[Libby Forgues · Rating 5 out of 5]

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); First Edition (April 1, 2003)
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0805067477

This book is full of colorful images and great rhymes. This book allows young readers may practically count the cats to get the proper answers to the additional problems in the text by using delightful cartoon visuals. For younger students, they will be able to use the pictures to see how many cats have appeared. This book is great for younger grades during a math lesson about addition.

[Hannah Cobb · Rating 2 out of 5]

Delightful cartoon illustrations provide a chance for young readers to literally count the cats to come up with the correct answers to the addition problems posed in the text, but no child young enough to enjoy the pictures can add up to fifty-five! Most counting books like this end at the number ten for a reason. Maybe a truly advanced kindergartner would enjoy the math portion of the text; other young readers may be able to enjoy the accumulation of amusingly different types of cats in the illustrations without understanding the counting or the math.

[Yates Marie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is about how many cats there are. One thing that I really like about this book is the fact that the students can use the picture to help them come up with the correct number. There are the correct number of cats on each page that goes along with the number that the page is describing.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations in this book, of course, are wonderful, but for a concept book, the text was also very well done.

I liked that not only was it a counting book, it was also an early addition book. And there even was a hint of a story to it.

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was a cute story to introduce how easy it is to add. The concept of math and reading makes the learning effortless and fun!

[joy *the clean-reader extraordinaire* · Rating 5 out of 5]

not a dull counting book. features attractive and funny illustrations of cats, as well as great vocabulary and catchy phrases. my daughter loves it!

[Naomi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I see what the author was trying to accomplish, but it simply felt off to me. The illustrations didn't help to support it either.

[wildct2003 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute cats and math--a great combination.