Let's Say Hi to Friends Who Fly! (Cat the Cat)
Salutations to the enthusiastic and energetic Cat the Cat, the next certain-to-be-iconic character from the creator of multiple Geisel Award&#x2013; and Caldecott Honor&#x2013;winning titles. In Willems&#x2019; signature style of thick outlines, basic pleasing colors, clean layouts, and bold, legible fonts, the story follows Cat across the playground as she starts a dialogue with everyone she sees: &#x201C;&#x2018;Can you fly, Bee the Bee?&#x2019; / &#x2018;Watch me!&#x2019; / &#x2018;Go, Bee the Bee!&#x2019;&#x201D; Bird the Bird and Bat the Bat also take their turns in the air as dotted lines and sounds (&#x201C;Buzz!,&#x201D; &#x201C;Flap!,&#x201D; &#x201C;Flutter!&#x201D;) follow their aerial paths across the pages. The perfect amount of tension comes when the animals discover Rhino the Rhino atop a pigeon-shaped spring rider. Do you think Rhino can fly? You bet, and soon the whole gang is zooming along in an airplane, having a blast, as will the audience. Kids just beginning to be beginning readers will welcome the arrival of Cat the Cat and her friends. Preschool-Grade 1. --Andrew Medlar