Millions of Cats - by Wanda Ga'g (Paperback)
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Highlights
- A lonely little old man and woman wanted a kitten, so the man went out to find one.
- 3-6 Years
- 8.0" x 8.0" Paperback
- 36 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Animals
Description
About the Book
Published in 1928, Millions of Cats is an American classic, the first modern picture book. It received the 1929 Newbery Honor Award and has sold more than a million copies.
Book Synopsis
A lonely little old man and woman wanted a kitten, so the man went out to find one. But he found not one, not ten, but millions and billions of cats! He couldn't decide which one was the best, so he brought all of them home. Having millions of cats doesn't turn out the way the old man thought it would, but in the end the old man and woman end up with the prettiest, most perfect cat of all.
Published in 1928, Millions of Cats is an American classic, the first modern picture book. It received the 1929 Newbery Honor Award and has sold more than a million copies.
Review Quotes
"This Newbery Honor winner is distinguished by innovative design and a strong storyteller's cadence." -School Library Journal
"It bears all the hallmarks of becoming a perennial favorite among children, and it takes a place of its own, both for the originality and strength of its pictures and the living folk-tale quality of its text." -New York Herald Tribune
"Gág was among the first to create what we now call an artist-concept book-written, designed, and illustrated by one person. Her stories always have a funny twist that appeals to children. Her simplicity appeals in this complex world." -St. Paul Pioneer Press
"A treasure, done in her instantly recognizable style."-Horn Book Magazine
"Yield yourself to what is here, for it has the power to profoundly move you." -Rockwell Kent