Illustrated by Ellen Weiss. As each cat becomes part of the household, we recount the others. The repetitive text is charming. Emberley, Ed and Emberley, Barbara. Simon and Schuster, 1985.
Soldiers build a cannon and fire it, whereupon it explodes.
Rhythmic text and rhyme with striking woodcuts tell the story. Hattie and the Fox. Illustrated by Patricia Mullins. Simon and Schuster, 1988. Each animal has a suitably disdainful reply to each observation she makes - until the fox springs out.