Make a cat mask out of a paper plate or brown bagĭraw a snow scene of cats playing in snowĭraw a picture of something you can't wait to do Then draw four seasons of the kittens, until it snows Take a sheet of paper and fold it into four. What did the other kittens do when they saw the fourth kitten in the snow?ĭo you like snow? Do you like to play in the snow? Snow will cover everything! “I can’t wait!”ĭo you like kittens? Do you have a kitten?ĭiscussion topics for during/after reading:ĭid all of the kittens hide when the snow came? But the fourth kitten is getting excited. As the seasons pass and winter begins to loom, the three skittish kittens worry.
The first three kittens are wary-snow is cold, it’s wet, it covers everything. Once there were four kittens who had never seen snow. Grade Level: Kindergarten (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.) Get kids excited and engaged with books by getting them onstage.Volunteers needed in May! Click here to sign up. National ParentinPublications Awards (NAPPA) Gold AwardĪn "Kids Reading List" Selectionįrom Children’s Literature to Readers Theatre “This playful look at living life to the fullest is a natural for young children.” “A winner for a winter storytime, this is as amusing as watching real kittens romp.” “While this title has broad appeal, it is an especially apt choice for children who approach the unknown with fear rather than pleasure.” That is, take a small moment, tell it clearly, tell it well and never forget that the child reading the book will help to finish the book, bringing her own experience and emotion.” I wanted to keep the story small and simple and do what picture books do best. I knew with the main characters being cats and the use of the four seasons I would look to Japanese woodcuts for inspiration. Kittens, like me the boy, are cautious and so that’s why kittens and not armadillos. But I also remember that if I went somewhere new or tried something I’d not tried before I usually ended up happy about having had the adventure. I remember myself as a timid boy-not just shy but wary. “Here are a few subjects that I return to again and again in my books:
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