Ginger (Hardcover) 1997 Candlewick Press

by Charlotte Voake

Book Overview

Ginger the cat lives a comfortable, well-tended life. But when a pesky kitten moves in, Ginger's days of ease of over. Now it seems he must share his bed and his meals with the intruder forever. What is a pampered cat to do? Full-color illustrations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076360108X
• ISBN13: 9780763601089
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Pearson Scott Foresman
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.0" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

"Ginger" is a keeper

I was captivated by the illustrations as well as the narration of the simple but engaging story. Charlotte Voake has cat expressions and behaviours down pat! Ginger's look of appalled aggrievement when the kitten clambers, in such perfect kitten style, into his basket, captures feline character perfectly. And the illustration for "The kitten waited for a bit, then he got into Ginger's basket. It wasn't the same without Ginger." is priceless. I bought this book for my godchild but haven't been able to relinquish it! Well, she can have it soon - as long as she keeps it at my house.

A new kitten or a new baby they both steal attention!

I bought this book for my son as we had checked out 'Here Comes the Train' from the library and enjoyed it. While the story is lovely about a kitten moving in on the space of a cat it is also quite relevant to a new baby taking time, attention, and space from an older sibling or child. I am not sure that my son was able to comprehend the actual message of how after a bit of discomfort that the cat/kitten adjusted to one another just like he adjusted to his baby sister. I do know my son enjoyed seeing that they got along and shared with each other by the end of the story.

A charming book

I bought this for my 3-year-old, but my 5-year-old loves it, too. The illustrations are priceless, especially the expressions on the cats' faces!

Ginger

Charlotte Voake truly understands cats. A wonderful book for children and cat lovers alike.

a cat like mine

Hi, My name is Gabe. I am ten years old. Our family liked your book because we have two cats, named Garfield and Kiki. Garfield looks like Ginger. He was our family cat and Kiki is the new kitten. She bugs Garfield like the kitten bugged Ginger in your book. We read your book. I love your illustrations. I am an artist too and love cats too. As you said in your story the two cats got along, I hope that happens to our cats too.We just read your book. Do you have real cats that do the same thing? I would like to write funny stories about cats. We hope to have you email us.Thank you for writing the book. Maybe I will write a story about my cats when I grow up.Your book reader, Gabriel