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| author = [[Jean Marzollo]] |
| author = [[Jean Marzollo]] |
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| illustrator = [[Jerry Pinkney]] |
| illustrator = [[Jerry Pinkney]] <br /> [[Marcia Sewall]] |
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| country = [[United States]] |
| country = [[United States]] |
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| language = English |
| language = English |
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| genre = Children's [[picture book]], [[poetry]] |
| genre = Children's [[picture book]], [[poetry]] |
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| published = 1990 ([[Dial Press]]) |
| published = revised edition, 1990 ([[Dial Press]]; 1974 ([[Harcourt Brace Jovanovich]]) |
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| media_type = Print ([[hardback]]) |
| media_type = Print ([[hardback]]) |
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| pages = 32 (unpaginated) |
| pages = 32 (unpaginated) <br /> 40 (numbered only) |
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| isbn = 9780803707740 |
| isbn = 9780803707740 |
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| oclc = 19850095 |
| oclc = 19850095 |
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'''''Pretend You're a Cat''''' is a |
'''''Pretend You're a Cat''''' is a 1974 Children's book by [[Jean Marzollo]] and illustrators [[Jerry Pinkney]] or [[Marcia Sewall]]. It was originally published in 1974 by [[Harcourt Brace Jovanovich]] with 40 pages compelete, In 1990, Dial Books re-illustrated with an revised edition was published by [[Dial Books]] in 1990., wtih full color art. It is a collection of 13 poems describing a different animal and inviting the reader to emulate each animal. Both [[Marcia Sewall]] and [[Jerry Pinkney]]'s combine with watercolor, color pencil and drawings, different same as a black-and-white drawings with three colors of blue, pink, and green. |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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''[[Booklist]]'', in a review of ''Pretend You're a Cat'', wrote "Challenging preschoolers to imitate pigs, cows, birds, and other animals, this upbeat picture book will appeal to their imagination and sense of fun. .. Simple in concept and inviting in design, this book will be a popular choice for story hours."<ref name=buffalo/> and the ''[[School Library Journal]]'' "With minimal coaching, these delightful, simple rhymes will be easily learned, recited, and acted out."<ref name=buffalo>{{cite web |url=https://www.buffalolib.org/vufind/Record/584773/Reviews |title=Pretend you're a cat |publisher=Buffalo and Erie County Public Library |accessdate=January 1, 2017}}</ref> |
''[[Booklist]]'', in a review of ''Pretend You're a Cat'', wrote "Challenging preschoolers to imitate pigs, cows, birds, and other animals, this upbeat picture book will appeal to their imagination and sense of fun. It was first published in 1974, used in 3 colored inks with combine with pen and ink drawings. Year later in 1990, Jerry Pinkney's re-illustrated with watercolors and pencil drawings. Simple in concept and inviting in design, this book will be a popular choice for story hours."<ref name=buffalo/> and the ''[[School Library Journal]]'' "With minimal coaching, these delightful, simple rhymes will be easily learned, recited, and acted out."<ref name=buffalo>{{cite web |url=https://www.buffalolib.org/vufind/Record/584773/Reviews |title=Pretend you're a cat |publisher=Buffalo and Erie County Public Library |accessdate=January 1, 2017}}</ref> |
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''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' called it a "clever concept book" and wrote "The rhymed verses are vivid and straightforward, and Pinkney's inventive watercolor and pencil drawings are as engaging as the characters and animals he portrays."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8037-0773-3 |title=Pretend You're a Cat |date=May 1, 1990 |website=Publishers Weekly |accessdate=January 1, 2017}}</ref> |
''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' called it a "clever concept book" and wrote "The rhymed verses are vivid and straightforward, and Pinkney's inventive watercolor and pencil drawings and quite differently of Marcia Sewall's black and white drawings are as engaging as the characters and animals he portrays."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8037-0773-3 |title=Pretend You're a Cat |date=May 1, 1990 |website=Publishers Weekly |accessdate=January 1, 2017}}</ref> |
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''Pretend You're a Cat'' has also been reviewed by ''[[The Horn Book Magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1990 |title=Pretend You're a Cat |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/12083778/pretend-youre-cat |magazine=The Horn Book Magazine |publisher=Media Source |volume=66 |issue=4 |page=446 |accessdate=January 1, 2017}}{{dead link|date=November 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
''Pretend You're a Cat'' has also been reviewed by ''[[The Horn Book Magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1990 |title=Pretend You're a Cat |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/12083778/pretend-youre-cat |magazine=The Horn Book Magazine |publisher=Media Source |volume=66 |issue=4 |page=446 |accessdate=January 1, 2017}}{{dead link|date=November 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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| Author | Jean Marzollo |
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| Illustrator | Jerry Pinkney Marcia Sewall |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book, poetry |
| Published | revised edition, 1990 (Dial Press; 1974 (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 32 (unpaginated) 40 (numbered only) |
| ISBN | 9780803707740 |
| OCLC | 19850095 |
Pretend You're a Cat is a 1974 Children's book by Jean Marzollo and illustrators Jerry Pinkney or Marcia Sewall. It was originally published in 1974 by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich with 40 pages compelete, In 1990, Dial Books re-illustrated with an revised edition was published by Dial Books in 1990., wtih full color art. It is a collection of 13 poems describing a different animal and inviting the reader to emulate each animal. Both Marcia Sewall and Jerry Pinkney's combine with watercolor, color pencil and drawings, different same as a black-and-white drawings with three colors of blue, pink, and green.
Reception
Booklist, in a review of Pretend You're a Cat, wrote "Challenging preschoolers to imitate pigs, cows, birds, and other animals, this upbeat picture book will appeal to their imagination and sense of fun. It was first published in 1974, used in 3 colored inks with combine with pen and ink drawings. Year later in 1990, Jerry Pinkney's re-illustrated with watercolors and pencil drawings. Simple in concept and inviting in design, this book will be a popular choice for story hours."[1] and the School Library Journal "With minimal coaching, these delightful, simple rhymes will be easily learned, recited, and acted out."[1] Publishers Weekly called it a "clever concept book" and wrote "The rhymed verses are vivid and straightforward, and Pinkney's inventive watercolor and pencil drawings and quite differently of Marcia Sewall's black and white drawings are as engaging as the characters and animals he portrays."[2]
Pretend You're a Cat has also been reviewed by The Horn Book Magazine.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Pretend you're a cat". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ "Pretend You're a Cat". Publishers Weekly. May 1, 1990. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ "Pretend You're a Cat". The Horn Book Magazine. Vol. 66, no. 4. Media Source. July 1990. p. 446. Retrieved January 1, 2017.[dead link]