Mama Cat Has Three Kittens [Paperback]

Some kittens march to the beat of a different drummer.

Mama Cat has three kittens, Fluffy, Skinny, and Boris. Where Mama Cat leads, Fluffy and Skinny follow. But what about Boris-- will he ever stop napping and join the fun?

Young children will love Mama Cat and her three kittens. They'll also enjoy looking for three other creatures hidden in every scene. But they'll have to count carefully -- MamaMousehas a surprise.

Using her own cats as models, Denise Fleming has captured the moods, expressions, and antics of a mother cat and her kittens. But there is a rebel in every crowd, and Boris is sure to charm readers who will recognize themselves in his contrary ways.

Preschoolers will request repeat readings of this delightful story. An excellent choice for reading aloud to groups. School Library Journal, starred review

Fleming's text is right on humorous target. This is a close-to-perfect dance of text and illustrations. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review

Denise Fleminghas written and illustrated many children's books, includingIn the Tall, Tall Grass,Shout! Shout It Out!, andSleepy, Oh So Sleepy. She won a Caldecott Honor forIn the Small, Small Pond. Denise published her first painting in the third grade, when she started taking classes at the Toledo Museum of Art and one of her paintings was chosen to be the cover of a teacher's magazine. She now works primarily with paper, by pouring colored paper pulp through hand-cut stencils. She lives in Toledo, Ohio.