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Sleep Tight, Ginger Kitten
Follow the ginger kitten as he looks for somewhere comfortable to sleep. But the chair's too hard, the box too small, and the wardrobe is full of shoes. Where can he go next? Will he ever find the perfect place?
32 pages, Paperback
First published May 7, 2001
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About the author
Adèle Geras
190 books137 followersAdèle Geras FRSL (born 15 March 1944) is an English writer for young children, teens and adults. Her husband was the Marxist academic Norman Geras and their daughter Sophie Hannah is also a novelist and poet.
Geras was born in Jerusalem, British Mandatory Palestine. Her father was in the Colonial Service and she had a varied childhood, living in countries such as Nigeria, Cyprus, Tanzania, Gambia and British North Borneo in a short span of time. She attended Roedean School in Brighton and then graduated from St Hilda's College, Oxford with a degree in Modern Languages. She was known for her stage and vocal talents, but decided instead to become a full-time writer.
Geras's first book was Tea at Mrs Manderby's, which was published in 1976. Her first full-length novel was The Girls in the Velvet Frame. She has written more than 95 books for children, young adults, and adults. Her best-known books are Troy (shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal) Ithaka, Happy Ever After (previously published as the Egerton Hall Trilogy), Silent Snow, Secret Snow, and A Thousand Yards of Sea.
Her novels for adults include: Facing the Light, Hester's Story, Made in Heaven, and A Hidden Life.
Geras won two prizes in the United States, one the Sydney Taylor Book Award for the My Grandmother's Stories and the National Jewish Book Award for Golden Windows. She has also won prizes for her poetry and was a joint winner of the Smith Doorstop Poetry Pamphlet Award, offered by the publisher of that name.
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Geras was born in Jerusalem, British Mandatory Palestine. Her father was in the Colonial Service and she had a varied childhood, living in countries such as Nigeria, Cyprus, Tanzania, Gambia and British North Borneo in a short span of time. She attended Roedean School in Brighton and then graduated from St Hilda's College, Oxford with a degree in Modern Languages. She was known for her stage and vocal talents, but decided instead to become a full-time writer.
Geras's first book was Tea at Mrs Manderby's, which was published in 1976. Her first full-length novel was The Girls in the Velvet Frame. She has written more than 95 books for children, young adults, and adults. Her best-known books are Troy (shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal) Ithaka, Happy Ever After (previously published as the Egerton Hall Trilogy), Silent Snow, Secret Snow, and A Thousand Yards of Sea.
Her novels for adults include: Facing the Light, Hester's Story, Made in Heaven, and A Hidden Life.
Geras won two prizes in the United States, one the Sydney Taylor Book Award for the My Grandmother's Stories and the National Jewish Book Award for Golden Windows. She has also won prizes for her poetry and was a joint winner of the Smith Doorstop Poetry Pamphlet Award, offered by the publisher of that name.
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August 3, 2024
A night domestic adventure for a kitten looking for a comfy quiet place to sleep on it.
While exploring some of the house's hidden places, The kitten lets us see how the world is being seen by a little pet. That was nicely done by enlarging the details of the picture when the kitten was tripping in an object. Conveying his different face expressions that differed between horror, surprise, disappointment and lastly relaxed.
Kids will love the cute and fluffy kitten that was beautifully illustrated. The rhyming words were easy and simple, yet adorably conveying for the story events.
While exploring some of the house's hidden places, The kitten lets us see how the world is being seen by a little pet. That was nicely done by enlarging the details of the picture when the kitten was tripping in an object. Conveying his different face expressions that differed between horror, surprise, disappointment and lastly relaxed.
Kids will love the cute and fluffy kitten that was beautifully illustrated. The rhyming words were easy and simple, yet adorably conveying for the story events.
April 14, 2018
Little Ginger Kitten is soooo sleepy but cannot find the perfect place to snooze. Just when she thinks she does, she is consistently interrupted by some rude intruder. She finally finds the perfect spot, on a child's lap. Great pictures. : )
June 18, 2008
This was a cute, simple story about a kitten trying to find just the right place to sleep. I know the feeling!
September 18, 2009
This is a nice story; a little kitten is looking for a warm, comfy spot to curl up for a nap. Perfect for reading at bedtime. We really enjoyed reading this book together.
July 5, 2017
This was an interesting book that followed the steps of a tired little ginger kitten who was looking for a comfy spot to sleep in. Interspersed in the adventure to find that perfect napping spot are small areas of reading that gives more information about the kitten and his other habits, which kind of threw me off a bit in the reading.
The writing format is simple and easy to follow with big words to trip up younger readers. There are parts that seem to start to flow with a bit of rhythm but it isn't consistent throughout the writing
What really captured me with this book is the illustrations which are detailed. They capture the cuteness to the max while bringing home what the world may look like received from the eyes of a small ginger kitten.
The writing format is simple and easy to follow with big words to trip up younger readers. There are parts that seem to start to flow with a bit of rhythm but it isn't consistent throughout the writing
What really captured me with this book is the illustrations which are detailed. They capture the cuteness to the max while bringing home what the world may look like received from the eyes of a small ginger kitten.
September 17, 2009
Nice pictures (it's a kitten! He's adorable!) and a fine story, but the cutesy rhyming is a bit much at times. I love rhymes as much as the next person, but some of these seemed a little forced. Luckily, I usually improvise half the words anyway!
May 29, 2012
illustrations are absolutely wonderful
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March 18, 2013Very cute pictures in this story. I love being able to connect real life events children may have experienced. A book that makes it easy to interact while reading.
May 7, 2015
a A children'
s book but a super cute little story about a kitten trying to find a place to nap.
s book but a super cute little story about a kitten trying to find a place to nap.
July 19, 2021
The baby (2yo) LOVES this book.
January 9, 2022
I don't know why it says Catherine Walters is the author. She's the illustrator. But the pictures are absolutely adorable!
February 28, 2023
Simple basic story with low stakes about a kitten looking for a new place to nap.
May 24, 2023
gorgeous illustrations
February 2, 2024
I love the ending.
August 30, 2024
I chose this book because I had a ginger cat named Sammy. This book is sweet. I intend to use it during Kinder story time to compare/contrast with Goldilocks.
August 14, 2016
The kitten is cute!
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