Here Comes the Easter Cat
By Regan McMahon,
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Cat longs to be Easter Bunny in funny, spare story.
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What's the Story?
The unseen narrator notices that Cat is grumpy and asks what's wrong. Cat answers by holding up a sign with the Easter Bunny's picture on it. In the questions and answers that follow, the narrator explains that "of course everyone loves the Easter Bunny," because he's so nice -- he delivers chocolate eggs to millions of kids. "Don't be jealous," he tells the angry Cat. "Why don't you be the Easter Cat?" Cat decides this is a good idea and gets a sparkly outfit and a motorcycle so he can deliver eggs faster than the Easter Bunny. Will Cat beat the Easter Bunny at his own game? Or will he decide to help him do his job?
Is It Any Good?
HERE COMES THE EASTER CAT is a funny, offbeat picture book. Its humor lies in the oddball conversation between the unseen narrator and the nonspeaking cat, who holds up signs to communicate and reacts with happy, sad, mad, surprised, and scared faces to the narrator's observations and questions about what he's doing and why. Spare colored pencil-and-ink illustrations against stark white backgrounds provide narrative clarity.
One of the funniest exchanges comes when Cat indicates he's tired, even after having taken seven naps that day. The terrified look on his face when the narrator informs him that the Easter Bunny gets no naps while delivering millions of eggs in one night is a hoot!
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about humor. What's funny about Cat? How is he funny without saying any words?
How do you like the narrator talking directly to a book character. Is that unusual? Does it add to the funny mood of the book?
Would you like to do the Easter Bunny's job? Do you think you'd be tempted to eat the kids' chocolate bunnies like Cat is?
Book Details
- Author: Deborah Underwood
- Illustrator: Claudia Rueda
- Genre: Holiday
- Topics: Cats, Dogs, and Mice , Holidays
- Book type: Fiction
- Publisher: Dial
- Publication date: January 28, 2014
- Publisher's recommended age(s): 3 - 5
- Number of pages: 80
- Available on: Nook, Hardback, iBooks, Kindle
- Last updated: March 4, 2020
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