They All Saw a Cat

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They All Saw a Cat
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Author Brendan Wenzel
Publisher Chronicle Books
Publication date
August 30, 2016
Pagesunpaged
Awards Caldecott Honor
ISBN 978-1-45215-013-0

They All Saw a Cat is a 2016 picture book written and illustrated by Brendan Wenzel. Winner of a 2017 Caldecott Honor, [1] They All Saw a Cat explores what a cat might look like from the perspectives of various animals' points of view. They All Saw a Cat received a starred review from Publishers Weekly in July 2016. [2] An animated film of the book was released in 2017 by Weston Woods, narrated by John Lithgow with music by David Mansfield. The film concludes with an interview with Wenzel.

The title has been recognized as one of the best picture books published in 2016. It first appeared in the list published by Meghan Cox Gurdon for The Wall Street Journal. [3] Later it was also mentioned in Slate's piece written by Dan Kois and Rebecca Onion. [4]

References

  1. "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). 1999-11-30. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  2. "They All Saw a Cat". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  3. Gurdon, Meghan Cox. "The 20 Best Children's Books of the Past 20 Years". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  4. Kois, Dan; Onion, Rebecca (2025-09-22). "The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years". Slate. ISSN   1091-2339 . Retrieved 2025-09-23.