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Where Is Tippy Toes?

32p. 978-1-41693-808-8.
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PreS-K His white paw, green eyes, and orange tail peek out from behind die-cuts, but readers have to lift the flaps to see Tippy Toes in action. The feline perks up to watch a butterfly in the garden, takes a shortcut across the kitchen counter by walking through a blueberry pie, and darts off the page to avoid a spray of water. Lewin's vivacious cartoons capture a day in the life of a lively cat, in plain view by day, mysterious at night. Oversize watercolors outlined in a thick black line add humor to the text (a "No Cats!" sign above the mouse hole) and the bright hues seen in the flowers, sun, and cat's fur enhance the changing backgrounds. Rhyming sentences come together with the turn of a page and continue to the satisfying page turn at the end. This cat's sun up to sun down routine makes an excellent choice for those looking for a new bedtime story.-"Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake Public Library, AB, Canada" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
In singsongy rhyme, Lewin describes the escapades of kitty-cat Tippy Toes. Though during the daytime, "Everyone knows where Tippy Toes goes," it's a different story after dark ("Nobody knows where Tippy Toes goes... / when the moon is full and the night wind blows"). Well-camouflaged die-cuts in the friendly watercolor illustrations effectively reinforce the story line.

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