![]() This is Wenzel's first book as both illustrator and writer, and it's marvelous no matter how you look at it. Yes, they all saw the cat") creates a powerful, rhythmic juxtaposition between word and image, and inventively varied renderings showcase a versatile, original talent at work, in media ranging from collage to pencil and watercolor. The simple text ("the skunk saw a cat, and the worm saw a cat, and the bat saw a cat. And a bee sees a collection of multicolored dots a pointillist pussycat. A mouse cowers before the dragonlike creature of horror that bounds out of a blood-red background with blazing yellow eyes. But a flea sees a vast forest of dense hair to conquer. ![]() To a child, the cat looks like a pet: affectionate, big eyed, and adorable. They All Saw A Cat by Brendan Wenzel - New York Times bestseller and 2017 Caldecott Medal and Honor Book An ingenious idea, gorgeously realized. What those features add up to depends on the eyes of the beholder, not to mention scale relationships, instincts, and history. "The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws," writes Wenzel (Beastly Babies) at the opening of this perspective-broadening picture book. ![]()
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