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Overview
Sneakers saw something.
It was yellow and pink on the outside....
Then he crept up to it and peeked in.
On Sneakers' first trip to the seaside, his curious paws find surprises in the sand. There's a mischievous crab, playful shrimp, and a shell that echoes the roar of the ocean.
o A treat for fans of Margaret Wise Brown and cat lovers.
Ages 4+
A little cat named Sneakers experiences the sights, sounds, and smells of an ocean beach.
Synopsis
Sneakers saw something.
It was yellow and pink on the outside....
Then he crept up to it and peeked in.
On Sneakers′ first trip to the seaside, his curious paws find surprises in the sand. There′s a mischievous crab, playful shrimp, and a shell that echoes the roar of the ocean.
o A treat for fans of Margaret Wise Brown and cat lovers.
Ages 4+
Publishers Weekly
Another Margaret Wise Brown book, Sneakers, the Seaside Cat, taken from the 1955 publication Sneakers: Seven Stories About a Cat, gets full-bleed illustrations by acclaimed artist of felines Anne Mortimer. As the family cat visits the ocean for the first time, his attention to detail and exploration of his surroundings (attempting to catch a fish, listening to the call of seagulls) lead readers to a sensory experience.
Editorials
Publishers Weekly
Another Margaret Wise Brown book, Sneakers, the Seaside Cat, taken from the 1955 publication Sneakers: Seven Stories About a Cat, gets full-bleed illustrations by acclaimed artist of felines Anne Mortimer. As the family cat visits the ocean for the first time, his attention to detail and exploration of his surroundings (attempting to catch a fish, listening to the call of seagulls) lead readers to a sensory experience.Children's Literature
Margaret Wise Brown will always be celebrated as author of the timeless classic, Goodnight Moon. She has also written The Runaway Bunny and A Pussycat's Christmas. Her current title, about Sneakers the Cat's visit to the seashore, is also noteworthy, although not in the class of Goodnight Moon. The author tells the story of Sneakers, an inquisitive black cat with four white paws, on his first visit to the beach. While at the sea, Sneakers encounters many creatures and objects he has never seen before, such as sand, shrimp, seaweed, a sea shell, sea weed and a crab, which pinches one of Sneakers' paws when he gets too close for comfort. Although Brown spins a good story, which will easily capture the attention of young cat lovers, Anne Mortimer's wonderful illustrations make this book a must have. Mortimer's depictions of Sneakers' wide face and his bright yellow eyes perfectly capture Sneakers' moods. They are also so lifelike that this cat seemingly could leap right off the book's pages, ready to prowl the sands of a sea shore near you. Sneakers' human family, father, mother and son, are only shown on page one, from the backs of their heads. In this way, the illustrator and author have conspired to keep the reader's focus where it belongs, on Sneakers, who is displayed on each page of the book. 2002, McGraw Hill Children's Publishing, Ages 4 to 8.— Bruce Adelson, J.D.