Christmas for a Kitten

by Robin Pulver

Book Overview

It's winter, and a lonely abandoned kitten is trying to survive in the woods. Each night, as he hunts for food, the warm glow of houses fills him with longing. While a family carries in its Christmas... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080751151X
• ISBN13: 9780807511510
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.1" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

A heartwarming tale

Layne Johnson's art is perfect for this holiday book. Santa is gorgeous in vivid colors. And the animals are playful and spectacular. Do yourself a favor and buy this for kids of all ages.

Beautifully illustrated, heartwarming tale

Robin Pulver's "Christmas for a Kitten" is a great book for those looking for holiday reading for and with their kids. It's a warm tale of an abandoned kitten fending for itself in the winter wilds until it hitches a ride in a car along with a Christmas tree, only to find a cat-chasing dog at its new home. Santa himself comes to the rescue, and newly christened "Christmas Cookie" makes the rounds with Santa on his sleigh. The kitten finds a new home with Santa himself. The story is sure to please youngsters, and the illustrations are exquisite--beautiful, realistic paintings that reflect true knowledge of cat behavior.

A Delightful tale

Christmas for a Kitten is a story that has you living each adventure right along with the kitten. The writing and illustration come alive and bring warmth to this tale and transport the reader right into the story. The reader is taken on each adventure with the kitten. A perfect book to share the tradition of a Holiday read. Santa has a special Christmas in store for this kitten! This is a delightful book for both the young and young at heart reader.

To care for the least of these...

To those who find this story too harsh--a kitten taken from its mother, abandoned, and forced to survive in the wild--think of how /often/ that occurs in real life. IF you find it upsetting, have you done anything about it? Donated to the animal shelter, neutered/spayed your pet, taken in a humane society stray? The story has a beautiful ending, where Santa takes the kitten home to live with him, instead of leaving it in the home with the dog, where it wouldn't be happy, or abandoning it outside again. My partner and I have been "Santa" to two abandoned kittens and a former feral tomcat. I think this story emphasizes to children the need to be responsible and loving towards their pets. The illustrations are magnificent, and one can tell the artist was familiar with the anatomy and gestures of real cats.

Great Fun!

Holiday books are so much fun, but this one really brightens the season. Robin Pulver has done it again with her great storytelling. And Layne Johnson is truly one of today's best illustrators. This book is a must for all children.