Three Little Kittens

Galdone's bright illustrations capture well the emotional tide of the story. However, he ends of each verse of the rhyme in odd ways, without finishing the meter. This makes for clunky reading aloud, as the sing-sing rhythm repeatedly ends abruptly and then restarts.

"Three Little Kittens" by Paul Galdone was a nice and simple book in my opinion. The story is about three little kittens who keep having trouble with their mittens, and this is not making their mother very happy. The writing style of this story is very simple and playful, as well as easily engaging for the reader. I also noticed that there was a dramatic tone that Galdone used in his writing of this story that was comical. An example of the dramatic tone is "Oh! Mother Dear, see here, see here. Our mittens we have found!" It is humorous how the author made such a simple accomplishment seem so joyous, which is suiting for the kittens in this story because if they were to find their mittens that means they got to have pie. The show more illustrations work perfectly with the dramatic tone of the story, especially in the line previously mentioned. The kittens always have whimsical expressions on their faces that show the emotions they are feeling at the time. In addition, the illustrator did a wonderful job at showing different expressions on the kittens at different parts in the story. I believe this was done to show the different personalities of the kittens, although nothing about their personalities was ever stated directly in the writing. Lastly, I believe that the overall message of this story is to always do what your mother says and to take care of your belongings. show less

I remember reading this as a child and loving it, and reading it now and loving it even more picking up on extra details I never noticed. This story is more relateable than other stories by Paul Galdone, especially to younger students who might even do the same things as the kittens. In the end, everything works out the way that it should and is a good lesson of responsibility to children, but also a learning lesson that no matter what goes wrong, they will be loved.

I loved the Three Little Kittens as a child. The pictures were colorful and the words rhyme. It is a book that can grab a child's attention and keep it focused. I love the silliness of the book and of the kittens as they get into mischief.

Three Little Kittens is an adorable nursery rhyme, about three kittens who are scolded and then rewarded by their mother when they lose, find, soil and wash their mittens. Children will enjoy the cororful illustrations. Can be used in the classroom for toddlers to K to learn poetry and rhyme as will as the importance of taking care of their belongings.A great activity for the children after hearing the story would be to trace, cut and color their mittens and to hang up in the class.

I enjoyed reading this book for many reasons. First, I loved the writing style that Paul Galdone used in this book. For example, it is very simple and engaging, such as, "Oh! Mother Dear, see here, see here. Our mittens we have found!". Second, the illustrator did a great job with perfecting each of the kittens expressions. For example, they showed the different personalities of each of the kittens even though it was never mentioned in the story. I believe the overall message of the book is to always listen to your mom because she knows best.

I like the themes of forgiveness and responsibility that are explored. These are explored in way that children could understand with guidance. However, I thought the use of older styles of English would probably confuse young readers. Still, each page's illustration does perfectly depict exactly what is going on in the text, so that would really help children when re-reading.