If Not for the Cat (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780060596774)

Seventeen haiku composed by master poet Jack Prelutsky and illustrated by renowned artist Ted Rand ask you to think about seventeen favorite residents of the animal kingdom in a new way.

On these glorious and colorful pages you will meet a mouse, a skunk, a beaver, a hummingbird, ants, bald eagles, jellyfish, and many others. Who is who? The answer is right in front of you. But how can you tell? Think and wonder and look and puzzle it out

A creature whispers:

If not for the cat,
And the scarcity of cheese,
I could be content.

Who is this creature?
What does it like to eat?
Can you solve the riddle?

Author: Jack Prelutsky
ISBN-10: 0060596775
ISBN-13: 9780060596774
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Language: English
Published: 09/21/2004
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.24h x 10.30w x 0.39d
Award: Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner
Award: Red Clover Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2004 pg. 917
Booklist 10/01/2004 pg. 336
Publishers Weekly 10/18/2004 pg. 62
School Library Journal 10/01/2004 pg. 147
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2004 pg. 723
Kirkus Review - Children 12/01/2004 pg. 1146
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2004 pg. 181
ALA Notable Children's Books 02/15/2005 pg. 1015
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 153 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
School Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 35