Kitten's First Full Moon is written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes. Being a cat lover and owner of many kittens throughout my life, helped me to really enjoy this story. Kittens do silly things, and the kitten in this story is no exception.
The main character of this story is a kitten who has mistakenly identified her first full moon as a bowl of milk -- and, of course, she desperately wants a little lick. The illustrations in this book are done in black-and-white, perhaps in an effort to give a "night-time" feel to this story. Kitten's expressions in this book are absolutely delightful. My kindergarten daughter giggled at each of kitten's failed attempts to get to the little bowl of milk in the sky and loved repeating the words, "Poor Kitten!" throughout the story. She and I were both tickled to see how the story ended for "Lucky Kitten!" This has definitely become one of my favorite picture books to read aloud.
References:
Henkes, K. (2004). Kitten's First Full Moon. New York: Scholastic Inc.
Barnes & Noble. (2008). Kitten's First Full Moon. Retrieved February 9, 2008, from http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?WRD=kitten%27s+first+full+moon&z=y
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