Katie Loves the Kittens

We humans can learn a lot from animals about how to care for each other, as this picture book proves. The pup in Katie Loves the Kittens adores the trio of felines that have just joined her family, but her demonstrative ways scare them off. “Today was the most exciting day in Katie's whole life!” Her tail nearly wags off of her body as she gazes longingly at her owner Sara Ann’s armload of furry critters ("Aroooooo! Aroooooo!” she cries). Of course her howling frightens the kittens, as do her overly enthusiastic efforts to play (“Katie felt sad. She did not want to scare the kittens”). Himmelman gets the canine’s play posture and stance of defeat down precisely. And, of course, it’s just when Katie gives up and drifts show more off to sleep that the kittens curl up right beside (and on top of) her. All she had to do was let the kittens come to her in their own good time.

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Cute, I guess, but very simple. I see no clue for the kittens' change of attitude, but for all I know that's normal behavior. I don't fault other readers for liking it more but I just didn't.

Katie the dog LOVES the new kittens that have come to live with her. But she just can't help herself: all of her enthusiasm for them scares those kittens! Funny cartoony illustrations make this one good for a laugh.

i asked throughout the book "do the kittens like katie?" the answer was usually no, until the very end. made the story more interactive and fun for storytime

Not going to lie, I used to read this book to the cats at the shelter where I volunteered (someone donated it...I don't know why they thought stray cats needed a picture book, but whatever. I suppose they gave kibble to the local elementary school?). My coworkers thought I was insane, but I truly love this book. The pictures are adorable as is the story.

This book is about a dog names Katie whose owner, Sarah Ann brings home three baby kittens one day. The dog loves the baby kittens and wants to play with them but the kittens are scared of Katie. Katie feels sad that the kittens don't want to play with her and feels like the cats don't like her. She later falls asleep and wakes up to find the kittens cuddling with her. The story is a great one about not giving up hope when it comes to making friends. The structure of the book is simple and there are only a couple of lines on each page and the focus is on the pictures. For that reason, I would recommend the book for early elementary K-3rd. The book is a good one to read along with young emergent readers and have them practice their show more reading for a line or two. show less

Synopsis:
Katie, the dog is so excited when Sara Ann brings home three little kittens that she can’t stop herself from howling and trying to run after them. But her enthusiasm frightens the kittens, and she’s sad when they run away from her. They don’t know that she just wants to play. Ultimately, she learns her lesson and they all become friends. The delightful, humorous illustrations can stand alone in telling the storyline. Primary students will certainly relate to Katie’s plight of learning self-control. My first grade students enjoyed the story; it was an excellent choice for making personal connections.
My Uses: comprehension strategies – read the picture, text connections; problem/solution model; Responsive Classroom – show more self-control show less