FICTION

Cat Napped!

by Leeza HERNANDEZ
Cat Napped! illus. by Leeza Hernandez. 32p. Putnam. Jun. 2014. RTE $15.99. ISBN 9780399164385. LC 2013022383.
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PreS—While exploring outside, a much-beloved city cat finds a comfortable couch on which to sleep. Unfortunately, this couch is on the bed of a pickup truck that starts to move, and the startled feline finds herself "cat napped." "Shake cat./Quake cat./There must be/some mistake cat." Realizing the danger, she jumps from the moving truck and injures her foot in the process. A kind woman takes her to the animal shelter, where the cat is soon reunited with her owner. Pencil, watercolor, and acrylic are digitally assembled into colorful illustrations that convey the plot and emotion of this satisfying lost-and-found story. The simple rhyming text makes this a quick read with great appeal.—Laura Hunter, Mount Laurel Library, NJ
In this rhyming adventure, a curious city cat mistakenly falls asleep in the back of a pick-up truck, only to wake up far from home. Luckily, a compassionate passerby takes the lost cat to a shelter, where it's reunited with its owner. The expressive renderings of the scared kitty tug on the heartstrings, while succinct rhymes provide a tense story arc.
Reviewed by Laura Hunter , May 01, 2014

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