The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Underwood, Deborah

Here Comes the Easter Cat

80 pp. | Dial | January, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8037-3939-0 $16.99

(2) PS Illustrated by Claudia Rueda. In this witty offering, Cat is unhappy about the Easter Bunny's arrival. The text addresses jealous Cat directly, and he responds using placards, humorous expressions, and body language. Rueda expertly uses white space and page turns to focus attention on Cat and the repartee. Underwood's knowledgeable authorial voice and Rueda's loosely sketched, textured ink and colored-pencil illustrations make this an entertaining tale.

Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2014