{"id":42138,"date":"2024-05-25T21:15:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T01:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=42138"},"modified":"2024-05-25T21:15:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T01:15:46","slug":"review-of-this-story-is-not-about-a-kitten-by-randall-de-seve-illustrated-by-carson-ellis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=42138","title":{"rendered":"Review of This Story Is Not About a Kitten, by Randall de S\u00e8ve, illustrated by Carson Ellis"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This Story Is Not About a Kitten<\/em><\/p>\n

written by Randall de S\u00e8ve
\nillustrated by Carson Ellis<\/p>\n

Random House Studio, 2022. 36 pages.
\nReview written January 25, 2023, from a library book
\nStarred Review
\nA 2022 Capitol Choices selection<\/p>\n

Here’s a heart-warming picture book about a community coming together to rescue a little kitten that’s lost and alone.<\/p>\n

Oops! I told you what it’s about. The picture book itself does that with more artistic flair, in a cumulative refrain that tells us what the story is not about. Here’s an example, several pages in:<\/p>\n

This story is not about the twins
\nwho brought a box,
\nor the woman who held the dog
\nfor the dog’s people who listened,
\nor the dog who stopped when it
\nheard the kitten,
\nhungry and dirty,
\nscared and alone,
\nmeowing sadly,
\nneeding a home.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As more and more people get involved, we see an entire neighborhood interacting to help. And when they figure out who can take the little lost kitten, they all come together with refreshments. And you see new friendships formed because they all worked together to help.<\/p>\n

A beautifully simple book with a lyrical refrain, all about the connections built when people work together.<\/p>\n

randalldeseve.com<\/a>
\ncarsonellis.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Buy from Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Find this review on Sonderbooks<\/a> at: www.sonderbooks.com\/Picture_Books\/this_story_is_not_about_a_kitten.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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Disclaimer: I am a professional librarian, but the views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n

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