Cat Says Meow: And Other Animalopoeia

Product Description

Dog says woof . . . pig says oink . . . cow says moo. Animals and the sounds they make are paired up in playfully compelling ways in this eye-catching illustrated gift book featuring bold colors and an engaging use of onomatopoeia. Kids and parents will delight in discovering the ways in which the letters that spell out each animal’s sound are key elements of that animal’s illustration. With so much to see and to sound out, kids will relish this unique visual and educational experience, brimming with color and letters.
• Age Range: 3 – 5 years
• Grade Level: Preschool – Kindergarten
• Hardcover: 36 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (March 4, 2014)
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 978-1452112343

Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
K-Gr 3—This clever book introduces readers to a wide variety of animals and the noises they make. Readers are exposed to a cacophony of animal sounds, from dogs to mice to crows to squirrels. The most engaging aspect of this book is the use of typography to illustrate the animals. Arndt arranges letters in different sizes and fonts in order to create the shape of subjects. A dog’s ear, for example, is composed of a “W,” and his mouth is a lowercase “f.” The caption on the page reads, “Dog says woof.” A mouse’s curling tail is an “S,” and its other features help to spell out “squeak.” Each animal appears in a bold, monochrome color, using white spaces to capture details. The pages are dramatic and uncluttered. Every animal gets its own page, and all of them stand alone against a white background except for the owl, which is a black figure set on a blue page. The very young will find the animal shapes endearing and will delight in saying, “chirp!” and “chomp!” Children who can recognize letters well enough to identify an upside-down, sideways, or stylized letter will also savor this. Those who can spell will make a game out of searching for all the letters in the word “glub” that are hidden inside the shape of a fish. A beautifully crafted and truly stellar book that no library should miss.—Jess deCourcy Hinds, Bard High School Early College, Queens, NY

About the Author
Michael Arndt is an award-winning graphic designer whose love of animals and typography inspired this book. He lives in New York City with his yellow dog Clooney who sometimes says woof and his black cat Aiden who often says meow.

Michael was raised in Upstate NY in the picturesque town of Kinderhook. He studied Graphic Design at the University of Cincinnati and lived in Milan, Italy where he learned to speak Italian fluently. Other languages he has studied include Spanish, French, and Japanese.

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