Description

A celebration of both individuality and community, author illustrator Galia Bernstein s board book I Am a Cat is a strong debut that shows we re all more alike than we think . . . if we look closely enough. A simple housecat named Simon encounters some bigger cats: Lion, Puma, Panther, Tiger, and Cheetah. Each of the big cats has something to say about Simon not being cat enough. According to them, he just doesn t measure up. He doesn t have Lion s mane or Cheetah s spots. He doesn t sleep in trees like Panther or climb mountains like Puma. He s small and fuzzy, not big and strong. But ultimately, Simon shows the big cats that he s just like them . . . only smaller. Witty language and delightfully bold digital illustrations with hand-painted textures elevate I Am a Cat from a read-once picture book to an experience that children will want to explore multiple times. –Shelf Awareness (Starred Review) An amusing read-aloud for small groups or individual children. –School Library Journal (Starred Review)