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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2016
Officer Katz and Houndini
By Maria Gianferrari, Danny Chatzikonstantinou (Illustrator)
A retired officer faces a showdown with a cunning rival to save his town from a name change.
32 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Officer Katz's peaceful retirement is disrupted when his rival, Houndini, returns for a final showdown. With Kitty City's name at stake, Katz must catch Houndini in three attempts or face renaming the town. As they race through the city, aided by Deputy Catbird and Squirrel, can they find a way to end their rivalry, or will they be forever chasing their tails? The stakes are high, and the claws are out in this comedic clash of cats versus dogs.
From the publisher
It’s all paws on deck in this hilarious picture book that explores the age-old debate of which four-legged friends are best: cats versus dogs? Officer Katz is looking forward to a nice retirement, complete with all the treats he could want, until his arch-nemesis, Houndini, reappears one final time to challenge Katz to a showdown. If Katz manages to catch Houndini after three tries, Houndini will stay out of Kitty City forever. But if Houndini manages to escape, the town will be renamed…Houndiniville. And Katz isn’t about to let his town go to the dogs. All the claws are out as Katz chases Houndini up, down and around town. With the help of their two assistants—Deputy Catbird and Squirrel—can Katz and Houndini call a truce? Or will this challenge have them both chasing their tails out of town?
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD610L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
4.8
out of 7
4.8
“Cute illustrations and a decently cute story about Officer Katz trying to catch the great Houndini. The story falls kind of flat at the end.”
Mr. Staccato
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~4
- F&P level
- ~O
Publication
- Published
- October 18, 2016
- Publisher
- Aladdin
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781481422659
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