Cleo and Caspar (Cleo the Cat)
reS-Gr 1-Cleo, a cat, meets, dislikes, and, of course, finally loves the new family dog. The brief text looks hand lettered and is easy to read: "Cleo, this is Caspar. Come and say hello." However, the plot is missing something. The feline runs up a tree and hides. The child tells her that Caspar is sleeping and immediately she comes down and tells the sleeping newcomer that he can stay. It's all a little too simplistic. The large, colorful acrylic illustrations of the orange cat and brown-and-white pup are attractive but can't redeem a facile story.Susan Lissim, Dwight School, New York CityCopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.