Cookie's Week

Day by day, Cookie the cat finds a way to make mischief in this adorable picture book for younger children. From falling in the toilet on Monday to climbing the curtains on Saturday, our feline heroine knows how to make a mess! The narrative closes with the hope that on Sunday Cookie will rest, but the illustrations make it clear that kitty chaos never sleeps...

With a simple but amusing text from author Cindy Ward and cute-as-a-button illustrations from illustrator Tomie dePaola, Cookie's Week is an entertaining little book, sure to win a chuckle of recognition and fondness from every cat lover. The children's librarian at my local library branch likes to read this one at storytime, and it's not difficult to see why! Recommended to show more young cat lovers, and to very young picture book audiences who enjoy stories about mischievous creatures. show less

Cookie's Week was one of my daughter's favorite books when she was a toddler, and we still treasure it. (She's in her twenties.) The black-and-white kitten gets into different trouble from Monday to Saturday, and, "Tomorrow is Sunday . . . Maybe Cookie will rest!" Maybe.

It was years before I figured out that the point of the book was teaching the days of the week. It's also something kids can relate to--Cookie knocks plants off the windowsill, upsets the trash can, climbs the curtains--generally making a mess of things.

I truly enjoyed this book. The plot of the story could have not been any more fun! I would guess that this book is for the lower reading levels by its word usage and vocabulary it contained. The bigger picture is for the benefit of learning new words in a repetitive way. The sentences were repetitive in this way: “On Tuesday, Cookie did this and there were some type of mess everywhere!” Cookie fell in the toilet, knocked a plant over and spread dirt everywhere. The illustrations were simple but usual in describing the scene. The color usage was more in pastel colors. I could see they used these so the pictures would not be too overbearing to the readers. The story was told in third person, which is very popular in children’s show more books. Children are used to being told a story in this way, so it will be easily understood. show less

A mischievous cat wreaks havoc on its household all week long.

The book wants us to think it's all cute, but watching the messes get made just makes me dislike cats even more.

Bah!

Dogs rule!

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Rated "Indifferent" in our old book database by Rod; rated "Good" by Adelia.

This book follows a cat throughout the week who is always causing trouble. The cat, named cookie, spills garbage, falls into the toilet, and gets stuck in the kitchen drawer. Every day of the week means a new bad thing that the cat does.

The book reminds me of David Goes to School. The cat is always doing something bad like David. I think this book is great for kids because kids can understand what the cat is doing that is bad and why that activity is bad. Then they can explain what the cat should being doing instead. It teaches kids more about right from wrong. This book does not have a lot of words and it is more about the pictures. I would think it would be for kindergarteners.

An exciting story about a cat named Cookie and what all she gets into each day of the week. Good for reviewing the days of the week with young learners.

This is a great book for children learning the days of the week and the repetative nature of the book will help a new reader begin to recognize words and "read" the book with an adult. The illustrations are fun and colorful.