The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Thomas, Shelley Moore

No, No, Kitten!

32 pp. | Boyds | March, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-62091-631-5 $16.95

(3) PS Illustrated by Lori Nichols. "Kitten wants... / ...a helmet," plus "engines, gadgets, and lasers" and other seemingly feline-unfriendly items. Kitten's owner, a schoolmarmishly scolding child, tries to reason with her pet, who ultimately creates a rocket and blasts off--and earns the girl's respect and understanding. Thomas tells her free-spirited story--a celebration of resourcefulness--with impressively few words; Nichols's mischief-riddled illustrations fill in the gaps.

Reviewer: Nell Beram