Katy No-Pocket

Katy is a sad kangaroo because she has no pocket in which to carry her baby son Freddy. She asks other mother animals how they carry their young, but none of those ways help her any. Finally, an owl directs her to visit the city to look for a pocket.

This is a cute and humorous book about a mother desperately trying to properly keep her son nearby, often meeting problems along the way. It is a fun way to talk to children about animals and the way they care for the young, even though there are obviously fantastical elements to this book.

The illustrations, done by famed author/illustrator H.A. Rey, are reminiscent of Rey's well-known style from the Curious George books. They help to show kids what is being discussed in the book, but they show more don't vary much from the text, thereby not adding more details. Nevertheless, they fit well with the spirit of the book. show less

This is an awesome book!! I love the way that the book addresses trial and error and problem solving in a fun, relatable way! The book would be a great transition for students who are past picture books and want to start reading chapter books because, although it is repetitive, there is a good story arc and lots of good vocabulary. It fits the fiction genre because the animals live human-like lives.
USE: I think this book would be great to use when talking about problem solving, and ways we can do it (i.e. try an idea out, ask a friend, etc.). I would also love to use this book to help students who normally only read short picture books branch out into longer material.

Este libro me ha dejado casi en lágrimas en la primera página. Me encanta esta historia y me siento tan feliz cuando llego a la final, porque todo salga bien. Un corazón calentamiento historia acerca de la bondad de los demás. =)

Este libro es sobre un canguro llamado Katy que no tiene una bolsa. Ella va y le pregunta cómo los animales que llevan a sus bebés. El mono dice en sus brazos, el cocodrilo, dice sobre su espalda, el león dice que la forma en que los leones lo hacen, el pájaro dice que la manera de los pájaros que finalmente Katy va a la ciudad y un buen trabajador de la construcción. Vacía su delantal lleno de herramientas y se lo da a Katy. A continuación, Fredy, Katy bebé, lúpulo y vuelvan a casa. Katy ha bolsas muchos que whe decide dar a otros animales bebé un paseo, también. Katy es la canguro con la mayoría de las bolsas.

This represents a Modern Fantasy because the story would not be possible in real life. Kangaroos cannot really talk and "go to the city" to get a pocket. But it is believable in that Kangaroos are real. The media used in this book is watercolor. Katy is a round character because we continually learn about her problem and how she is going to try to solve it. She is revealed through her interactions, actions, thoughts, appearance, and the narrator. This book would be best for the Primary level.

I dislike this book, and would get rid of it if my children didn't enjoy it so much. It's not objectionable, just dumb. But my children think it is great fun, so maybe it's not so bad after all.

Katy Kangaroo has no pocket in which to carry her son Freddy, so she asks all the other animals how they carry their children and finally goes to the city to find a pocket of her own.