Inside Cat
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- Create Date：2021-10-14 03:19:13
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Brendan Wenzel
- ISBN：1452173192
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
Reviews
Kelly
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I think after Hello Hello （one of my faves）， it's hard to beat。 His Caldecott Honor is interesting， too。 I think after Hello Hello （one of my faves）， it's hard to beat。 His Caldecott Honor is interesting， too。 。。。more
The Silvan Reverie | Sarah Street
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Inside Cat knows it all。 While Inside Cat only lives in the 4 walls of its home， its life is full of curiosity and lots to explore。 The owners are absent from the narrative; rather， we pay attention fully to the days of Inside Cat。 It's like the book version of The Secret Life of Pets， imagining what it is that a cat does all day。 This cat loves to observe and imagine。 It's playful and the style is right in line with other Brendan Wenzel books。 Great for 3-5 year olds！***Note: I was given a revi Inside Cat knows it all。 While Inside Cat only lives in the 4 walls of its home， its life is full of curiosity and lots to explore。 The owners are absent from the narrative; rather， we pay attention fully to the days of Inside Cat。 It's like the book version of The Secret Life of Pets， imagining what it is that a cat does all day。 This cat loves to observe and imagine。 It's playful and the style is right in line with other Brendan Wenzel books。 Great for 3-5 year olds！***Note: I was given a review copy of this by Chronicle Kids。 Opinions are my own。 。。。more
Madeline
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omfg。 this book is so cute。
Cecelia
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Can you resist a picture book with a hilarious （and beautifully designed） cover？ I certainly can’t。 All I had to see were the titular cat’s enormous eyes and the title （Inside Cat）， and I was hooked。 Brendan Wenzel’s latest picture book is ART – and it’s funny， charming， original， and thought-provoking too！Inside Cat views the world from， well， inside。 It wonders and wanders all day long， looking out of windows of all kinds， at all sorts of things。 The world of inside is pale and colorless – and Can you resist a picture book with a hilarious （and beautifully designed） cover？ I certainly can’t。 All I had to see were the titular cat’s enormous eyes and the title （Inside Cat）， and I was hooked。 Brendan Wenzel’s latest picture book is ART – and it’s funny， charming， original， and thought-provoking too！Inside Cat views the world from， well， inside。 It wonders and wanders all day long， looking out of windows of all kinds， at all sorts of things。 The world of inside is pale and colorless – and in contrast， outside is vibrant， interesting， and stranger than strange。 Inside Cat might think it knows everything there is to know from observing the world， but of course human readers know that the outside is wild， and distance changes your view of everything。 In this witty and highly detailed picture book， author-illustrator Wenzel will charm readers of all ages with humor， language， and of course， art。As an avid reader （since always）， and now as an English teacher， I’m interested in the ways that we play with language and storytelling in primarily visual mediums like graphic novels and picture books。 Wenzel has written a text that would read as a charming poem independent of the illustrations。 Words rhyme throughout， and Wenzel employs alliteration， repetition， and many action verbs。 There’s also a strong thread of humor， in both the look of the book （Inside Cat’s googly eyes are too much！）， and in the ways that Inside Cat identifies elements of the world， both inside and out。 Many of the jokes are not explicit in the text， but illustrated （literally！） in the ways that Inside Cat thinks， due to its limited frame of reference and point of view。Wenzel displays true skill in navigating the delicate balancing act between writing a fast-paced story that appeals to impatient children， and creating a book that those same children will want to return to over and over again， and find new stories and details in each time。 Wenzel accomplishes this in part by filling more white space with each subsequent page spread。 While Wenzel’s economical use of text could help to pick up the reading pace， there’s so much to see on each page that it’s tough to make this a truly quick read。 And really， why rush something so fun and lovely？The art: let’s talk about it。 Wenzel uses a variety of mediums， both physical and virtual， and the only thing I have to say about all of them is that they blend so well that this book feels all of a piece。 The outdoors is depicted in full color， and indoors and Inside Cat’s imaginings are pastel-light outlines on a white background。 There’s lots of detail， but much of it can be pushed to the background to consider on a 2nd， or 5th， or 500th re-read。 Inside Cat’s eyes are the feature that stand out the most， echoing the importance of the visual to the cat’s experience and knowledge。 I could go on… but by this point I hope you’ve realized you should go on and buy or borrow it yourself to enjoy what is truly a fun time。In all， Inside Cat is both an exploration and a thought- and story-starter。 It will have young readers and adults alike creating new adventures for Inside Cat， and wondering， wandering， gazing， and gaping at the world in a whole new way。Recommended for: small children with big imaginations （little ones who liked Not A Box and other books that foster creative thinking will get a kick out of this！）， fans of books with a twist at the end， and anyone who appreciates detailed illustrations， humor， and text working in harmony to create exceptional picture books。 。。。more
Kellee Moye
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I love how Brendan Wenzel takes such simple concepts and then blows the reader's mind。 I love how Brendan Wenzel takes such simple concepts and then blows the reader's mind。 。。。more
Melanie Dulaney
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Fun picture book with brilliant art， rhythm and rhyme and lots of opportunity for conversation and vocabulary development for our youngest book lovers。 Inside cat thinks he knows everything there is to know about everything he sees from various windows…until the door opens and he realizes that there is so much more。 Great edition to library collections for ages 2-7。 Thanks for the finished copy， Chronicle Kids。
Edie
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Brendan Wenzel gets a lot of things just right， especially cats。 The illustrations are as whimsical as the text。 The end pages begin the story， setting our wide eyed cat in a large house with many rooms and interesting furnishings （like a telescope）。 The eye could linger there a long time but its time to get into the story which continues on the title page and never stops （the end pages present a whole new world）。 Inside cat is EVERYWHERE inside， which is full of discoveries as he bats and peers Brendan Wenzel gets a lot of things just right， especially cats。 The illustrations are as whimsical as the text。 The end pages begin the story， setting our wide eyed cat in a large house with many rooms and interesting furnishings （like a telescope）。 The eye could linger there a long time but its time to get into the story which continues on the title page and never stops （the end pages present a whole new world）。 Inside cat is EVERYWHERE inside， which is full of discoveries as he bats and peers， laps and lingers。 Inside cat is never quiet， always making discoveries with a slight rhyme。 Children will go along for the ride and delight， and so will adults lucky enough to do the reading。 。。。more
Alexis
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Of course this book is awesome！ The illustrations were captivating-we had fun looking for the mice on each page-and the words were lyrical and flowed nicely。
Alice
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3。5 for this one about a house cat that knows all the views。。。or does he？I read a digital ARC from the publisher
Tam I
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Read an ARC Excellent rhyming book。 Great drawings of what the car can see out the windows。
Becky
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