Cat Parade

by Bethany Roberts

In a lively rhyme complemented by vibrantly colored, exuberant paintings, very young readers will have loads of fun chanting the rhythmic beat and catchy sounds as they look for the little scout mouse hiding among the cats marching in the cat parade.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 18, 1996

About the author

I've wanted to be a children's book author as far back as I can remember. When I was eight years old I wrote a story about a rabbit. I am still writing stories about rabbits- and mice, cats, children, monsters, and dragons!

When I was growing up, I was the neighborhood storyteller. I would make up stories on the spot for younger children in the neighborhood. I read a lot of books. But I was also a bit of a tomboy. I spent much of my time outdoors, usually barefoot, climbing trees and stone-hopping across brooks.

On my way to becoming a children's book author, I was also a teacher and a children's librarian. I always liked story hours best. When my own children, Krista and Melissa, were small, I read to them constantly- stacks and stacks of books. I think I learned the most about writing from all that reading.

Today I live in Hamden, Connecticut, with my wonderfully encouraging and supportive husband, our two daughters, and our cat. We live in a white house with lots of flowers.

Reviews

[Alondra Munoz · Rating 2 out of 5]

I decided that I am not all into the cat books. This book was about cats having a parade and then a mouse shows up to ruin the parade then the mice have a parade of their own. I didn’t really like this book it was very repetitive and didn’t really catch my attention, I did however, like the illustrations and the vivid colors.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun lively bright pictures with great rhyming text with lots of words for sounds