FICTION

My Dog, My Cat

by Ashlee FLETCHER
978-1-93371-822-4.
COPY ISBN
PreS-K—In this simple book of opposites, an unseen narrator describes the differences between his (or her) two pets. The dog, as pictured on the left, likes to chew bones, eat steak, be wet, and dig down low. The cat, shown on the recto, likes to chew catnip, eat tuna, be dry, and climb up high. But both pets are also alike sometimes, because they like pizza and their owner. Fletcher outlines the friendly blue dog and orange cat in thick, dark lines and surrounds each picture with a wide squiggly frame. The trim size, simple text, predictable story pattern, and obvious picture clues make this book a fine choice for beginning readers. A good start for a first-time author/illustrator.—Martha Simpson, Stratford Library Association, CT
An offstage narrator enumerates the ways that her dog and cat are different before concluding with what they have in common: besides loving pepperoni pizza, they "both love ME!" There's not much here, but the concept's simplicity may appeal to the book's audience. The art, with wavy ribbon-like borders, is suitably basic in use of shapes and colors.
Reviewed by Martha Simpson , Jul 01, 2011

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