Cats Sleep Anywhere

by Donna E. Alvermann, Connie A. Bridge, Barbara A. Schmidt

A collection of poetry, stories and other writings for children. Includes "Grizzle's Grumble" by Jane Yolen, "Big/Little" by Lilian Moore, "The Turnip" retold by Janina Domanska, "What's So Big About That?" adapted by Meg Buckley, "What Makes a Shadow?" by Clyde Robert Bulla, "Bear Shadow" by Frank Asch, "Science Fun" by Herman and Nina Schneider, "Drakestail" retold by Cynthia C. Nye, "Cats" by Eleanor Farjeon, "The Cat's Burglar" by Peggy Parish, "Why Cat Eats First and Washes Afterward" by Maria Leachh, "Cat Habits" by Laura Tills, "Follow Your Nose" by Linda Leopold Strauss, "Too Much Noise" retold by Anne McGovern, "Tell A Joke" collected by Alvin Schwartz, "Clowning Around," a photo essay, "Good Work, Amelia Bedelia," by Peggy Parish, "Heather's Feathers" by Leatie Weiss, "Animal Teeth" by Meg Buckley, "Molly and the Slow Teeth" by Pat Ross, "The Lion and the Mouse" retold by Anne Terry White, "Animal Helpers" by Kathleen S. Coleman, "Señor Billy Goat" by Pura Belpré.

255 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Donna E. Alvermann teaches courses in popular culture and adolescent literacy at the University of Georgia, where she holds the title of Distinguished Research Professor in Language and Literacy Education. Donna has been a middle/junior high school teacher in Houston, Texas, and Elmira, New York. She has been a fan of “all things pop culture” since the mid-1950s, when she was president of the James Dean Fan Club. Currently, she counts Facebook, YouTube, and Second Life among her favorite pop culture texts.

Reviews

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 3 out of 5]

For whatever reason, this book featured huge in my childhood. I'm guessing my mother bought it from a school that was selling it's old books because it is definitely a schoolbook. Someone named "Randon B." was using it in 1988. And then the rest of the writing in it, I believe, is my family's.

It contains a lot of stories found elsewhere, so I don't really know how to review it. It's just a regular 'ol collection, nothing special, except it is special to me because it was around in my childhood and all of my siblings loved it as well.