Let's Say Hi to Friends Who Fly! (Cat the Cat Series) Book

Cat the Cat sure likes her flying friends. You will too!

Join this spunky feline as she introduces the very youngest readers to her world, where a surprise is waiting in every book.

Children's Literature

Willems's new series of easy readers features a wide-eyed kitty cat named Cat, who will prove to be a most adorable heroine in books to come. Cat meets her pals on the playground and challenges them to demonstrate their flying prowess. Bee buzzes around the swingset. Bird, who looks like he might more specifically be called "Duck," soars out of the sandbox. Bat, who dangles from the jungle gym, shows Cat how he can dive and spin circles around her. When the group comes across Rhino, they are surprised that he too can fly, albeit in an airplane. Everyone is invited to join Rhino in the air, and it is only Cat about which readers will worry, as she hangs precariously from the rear of the plane. Cat and her friendly gang of flappers have a lightness that is perhaps more superficial than the "Elephant and Piggie" series, but it is perfect for kids who are jumping from pre-literacy skills to sight words. After a while, even new readers may tire of the repetition of the animals' names, but it is all distinctly Willems and it s difficult to get enough of him or his lovable characters. If Bat the Bat does not steal readers hearts, nothing will. Reviewer: Kristy Lyn Sutorius