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| Author | Susie Ghahremani |
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| Illustrator | Susie Ghahremani |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Published | 2017 (Abrams Appleseed) |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 32 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9781419723490 |
| OCLC | 1042848130 |
Stack the Cats is a 2017 children's picture book written and illustrated by Susie Ghahremani. It is a counting book involving cats.
Stack the Cats received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews writing "Thanks to its gentle inconsistencies, this is a book that can expand children’s thought processes.", [1] and Booklist that found it a "sneaky counting lesson". [2]
Ghahremani's cat illustrations have been compared to Neko Atsume, [3] and to Pusheen. [2]
Stack the Cats has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly , [3] School Library Journal , [4] Horn Book Guides , [5] and The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books . [6]
It is a 2018 CCBC Choices book [7]
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sublimely silly outing
Ghahremani uses crisp, bold illustrations to introduce simple math concepts that go beyond the usual counting fare for the very young. ... A simple yet clever lesson that there's more than one way to stack some cats. Ideal for one-on-one and small group sharing.
In this silly concept book, a simple text counts cats up to ten, along the way introducing basic unit groupings ("Six cats prefer two stacks of three cats").
The minimalist text combined with the slick, playful illustrations makes this a sure bet for a lively readaloud...
A whimsical counting book from 1 to 10 features an abundance of adorable feline antics. ... Even the most curmudgeonly I'm-not-a-cat-person will be charmed, while young children will be delighted.
