Elemenopeo - Hardcover

Ziefert, Harriet

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395904935 ISBN 13: 9780395904930

Publisher: Walter Lorraine, 1998

Synopsis

When his morning routine is altered due to a cat door under construction, Elomenopeo, an unordinary little cat, ventures from room to room until he finds an easel and box of paints and proceeds to paint his favorite dream.

About this title

About the Author:

Donald Saaf, a graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has illustrated several books for children. He lives with his wife and son in Bellow Falls, Vermont.

Harriet Ziefert is the author of many popular books for children, including "'Animal Music,"' "'Clara Ann Cookie"' and "'I Swapped My Dog."' She divides her time between Lincoln, Massachusetts, and Maplewood, New Jersey.

Review:

"Elemenopeo is the name of a cat - and a perfect name it is. It happily reflects the sensibility of many a preschooler who has thought that 'L-M-N-O-P' was one long, glorious word found smack in the middle of the alphabet. And this black-and-white cat bears the name well, as it is a rather unusual cat. Oh, it pursues the typical cat diversions - bird-watching, gamboling with a cat friend, and napping - but this cat has an artistic bent. . . . Saaf's own painting pots were filled with splendid colors that he transferred to the pages, and his naive-style pictures perfectly suit Ziefert's whimsical tale." (Booklist, ALA)

"Meet Elomenopeo, a chubby black-and-white cat who takes pride in being able to come and go as he pleases, but discovers a hidden talent when his cat door is closed for repairs. Forced to roam indoors he comes upon a box of paints and a blank easel and - voila! - 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bird.' Time for a nap, and a soaring dream. Saaf lays out Elemenopeo's world with thickly brushed gouaches, surrounding his self-satisfied feline with birds to tease and other comforts. . . . [This] cat displays a promising imagination, and young readers, whatever their artistic proclivities, will enjoy making his acquaintance." (Kirkus Reviews)

About this edition

• Publisher: Walter Lorraine
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0395904935
• ISBN 13: 9780395904930
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Saaf David, Saaf Donald