A recent suggestion by our librarian is the book,
Jenny and the Cat Club by Esther Averill. Originally published in 1944 the book was re-published in 2003. It has 5 different stories about Jenny Linsky and the Cat Club. Jenny is a black cat who lives in Greenwich Village with Captain Tinker. She is a shy cat but the red scarf the Captain made for her gives her courage. There is a cat club that meets in the yard just outside of her window that Jenny longs to be a part of but to join the club you must "do" something - and she is concerned that she can not do anything special. The stories follow Jenny Linsky and her adventures with her cat friends through simple text and the occasional illustration.
I read this book with my kids (5 and 3) over the course of a week and they loved it! The personification of the cats is very fun and humorous. I think this is a great read-loud for younger children or would be a fun read for a newly confident reader.
3 comments:
I love all of your ideas, thanks for sharing, please- keep them coming.
Hi Camille! I'm so glad i just came across your blog link on SJ's blog...hope it's ok i'm taking a peek! Such a GREAT idea! I'm excited to make a trip to the library and check a bunch of these books out to read with our little one-we love books! Thanks.
It's nice to see older books, like Jenny and the Cat Club, making a comeback. Many are very well written and tell timeless stories.
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