Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku - Hardcover

Wardlaw, Lee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805089950 ISBN 13: 9780805089950

Verlag: HENRY HOLT, 2011

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Book by Wardlaw Lee

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"Sometimes the full savor of a book only comes through silent absorption. That is manifestly the case with 'Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku'...Children old enough to read will get the full force of the harmonious combination of Lee Wardlaw's wry verse and Eugene Yelchin's witty illustration." --Wall Street Journal

"From the front cover on, this nameless shelter cat steals the show, with wide eyes, a sinewy body and a blue-gray coat....The charm of the text is that we see everything anew, from the cat's perspective." --Chicago Tribune

"Gloriously illustrated by Eugene Yelchin, the story is a beguiling tale of a wary shelter cat and the boy who takes him home. It's an adoption story that's funny, touching, visually exciting and unforgettable." --Santa Barbara Family Life

"The poignant story of a shelter cat finding a forever home unfolds in haiku verse in this funny, lovely and original picture book...offering a beguiling mix of humor...and emotion--along with a painless lesson in the creative possibilities of this form of poetry." --Buffalo News

"Perfect pussycat poetry for anyone who has ever loved a shelter cat." --Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW

"[A]n unforgettable character in a shelter cat whose veneer of cynical toughness masks his vulnerability. Won Ton's sweetly humorous story will steal the hearts of readers young and old." --School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW

"Both the tightly constructed lines and elegant, playful illustrations unerringly imagine a cat's world, including the characteristic feline seesaw between aloof independence and purring, kneading adoration...[A] wry, heartwarming title that's sure to find wide acceptance in the classroom and beyond." --Booklist, STARRED REVIEW

"A surprisingly powerful story in verse." --Publishers Weekly

Reseña del editor:

Nice place they got here.

Bed. Bowl. Blankie. Just like home!

Or so I've been told.

Visiting hours!

Yawn. I pretend not to care.

Yet -- I sneak a peek.

So begins this beguiling tale of a wary shelter cat and the boy who takes him home.

Sometimes funny, sometimes touching, this adoption story, told entirely in haiku, is unforgettable.

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• Verlag: HENRY HOLT
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0805089950
• ISBN 13: 9780805089950
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 40
• Zeichner: Yelchin Eugene