Cats
PreS-Gr 2-Each spread of this book features watercolor paintings of cats, leaving space at the bottom of each page for up to five sentences of large-print text. Some pages have multiple illustrations that show cat behaviors or physical features. Gibbons includes many breeds, but her depictions of the tortoiseshell and mackerel tabbys and the Maine coon are inaccurate. Near the end, she uses two columns of small pictures with captions beside them to present the highlights of kitten and cat care, history, folklore, and factoids. She seems to assume that all cats are allowed outdoors, mentions neutering but not spaying, and gives no indication that flea collars don't always work well. Otherwise, this is an acceptable, quiet, basic introduction, slightly easier to read than Tomie dePaola's livelier, more complete and accurate The Kids' Cat Book (Holiday, 1979).-Margaret Chatham, Fairfax County Library System, VACopyright 1996 Cahners Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.