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Dana B wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I love Kevin Henkes. This book is one of my favorites. The story is precious and the illustrations express so much emotion. This Caldecott winner is not to be missed! Our 1st grade book club enjoyed this story recently.”
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Kitten's First Full Moon
Kevin Henkes (author/illustrator)
Greenwillow Books
2004
Awards Received:
The Caldecott Medal
Appropriate Grade Level(s):
PreK - 3rd (ages 4 - 8 according to Amazon.com)
Summary/Review:
This story is about a kitten who thinks that the moon is a bowl of milk and chases after it; once she gets tired of chasing it, she goes home and enjoys a real bowl of milk. The book follows a predictable pattern of the kitten trying to get to the "bowl of milk", not being able to do so, and being determined to get to it. This pattern, along with the simple words used, make it an ideal book for young readers.
Uses in Classroom:
- Group reading and story prediction
- Theme of persistence
- Analysis of why the kitten thinks the moon is a bowl of milk”
“I LOVE this book! An absolute adorable tale of a kitten who simply wants a bowl of milk. Noticing the moon, the kitten mistakenly believes it is the bowl of milk and sets out on a night-time journey to find it.
chodgens wrote this review Monday, July 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The illustrations are amazing and fit the story's simplicity.”
“This story is about a kitten who sees a full moon in the sky and thinks it's a bowl of milk. She tries so hard to capture that "bowl of milk", but just can't get it. She gives up and goes home to find a bowl of milk on the porch for her.
Mrs. Miller wrote this review Wednesday, July 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This book would be great to use when teaching verbs. There are so many action words in this story, it's crazy!
This book received the Caldecott award in 2005.
Henkes, Kevin. (2004). Kitten's first full moon. New York: Greenwillow Books.”
“Kitten sees the full moon and thinks it is a bowl of milk and tries everything to get to it. Juvenile Picture Book. Pre-school to 4th grade. Published in 2004.”
Kelly S wrote this review Wednesday, April 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A kitten sees a full moon for the first time and is convinced that it is a bowl of milk. This book won a Caldecott Honor in 2005. The language can be repetitive, but in a good way for very small children. The illustrations are in black and white, but are never boring. Don't be put off by the black and white illustrations, they're really very good and appropriate for the story.”
Sara G wrote this review Friday, April 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Kitten spies a bowl of milk in the sky and wants to drink it! But is is really a bowl of milk? Let's follow Kitten on his adventure and see what he finds.”
Alyssa M wrote this review Tuesday, April 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“By Kevin Henkes.
Nicole B wrote this review Monday, February 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Grade level 1st -K.
copyright 2004.
won the Caldecott Award.
A kitten sees a full moon in the sky and thinks that it looks like a big bowl of milk. So he sets off to try and drink this milk somehow but no matter how much he runs to it, he never gets closer. He climbs a tree and now is scared and yet still cant reach this big bowl of milk. then he sees the reflection in a lake and jumps out of the tree and into the lake. once again no milk for the poor kitty. He decides to go home and when he gets there, there is a bowl of milk waiting on the porch for him.
”“Kitten sees her first full Moon and thinks it is a bowl of milk so she tries to reach it. When she sees a reflection of the moon in the pond, she believes that too is a bowl of milk and so she jumps into the pond. She goes home wet and tired, but happily finds a bowl of milk waiting for her on the porch.”
Kassandra D wrote this review Wednesday, March 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
