Book Review: Big Cat, Small Cat by Ami Rubinger

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Big Cat, Small Cat is a comparison book of different types of cats’ moods, colors, locations, cleanliness, weight and more; some with open questions for kids to fill in their own idea of what is happening. The illustrations are very basic, but very colorful–all cats are featured on tall or short hills with random colors for the background and various objects placed in the scene.   Almost all the cats feature Cleopatra-like eyes and Cheshire cat grins, which was on the verge of being disturbing and a tad creepy. While I enjoyed the text and think this would be excellent if used in Story Time or Toddler Time, the illustrations were extremely distracting and juvenile. It was almost too plain, with weird lines and unsettling stares from the cats. I think small children would enjoy the text and colorful pages, but slightly older children might just be as creeped out as I was. Okay book, terrible illustrations.

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