The Cats and the Cake
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2022

The Cats and the Cake

By Martha Hamilton, Mitch Weiss, Steve Henry (Illustrator)

Part of the I Like to Read series

Two cats fight over a cake, but a sly fox has other plans.

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32 pages
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When a cake tumbles from a bakery cart, two cats argue over who gets it. Enter a clever fox, offering to help them share. But as the cats bicker, the fox slowly devours the cake himself. Will the cats realize before it's too late? This delightful tale, with its easy-to-read dialogue and vibrant illustrations, promises laughter and a lesson in sharing for young readers.

From the publisher

Two cats. One cake. Who will get to enjoy the tasty dessert? A fun, simple story that kindergarteners and first graders can read on their own. This is mine!No, this is mine! When a cake falls off a cart at the bakery, two cats claim it. A clever fox offers to help them share, but bit by bit eats the cake all up himself! With easy-to-read dialogue and cheerful art, The Cats and the Cake will have children laughing and reading at the same time. This book has been officially leveled by using the Fountas & Pinnell Text Level GradientTM leveling system. The award-winning I Like to Read(R) series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators–including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors–create original, high-quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read again and again with their parents, teachers or on their own!

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Format
Pages
32
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about animalsBooks about catsBooks about foxesBooks about sharing
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Book details

Reading levels
Scholastic level
E
Publication
Published
January 18, 2022
Publisher
Holiday House
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780823447565

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