Can't Catch Me! - Hardcover

Kitzing, Constanze V.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1782853936 ISBN 13: 9781782853930

Publisher: Barefoot Books, 2018

Synopsis

Mischievous Little Lion tries to catch a grasshopper, a chameleon, a rabbit, and more but they all hide from him until he decides to catch a rhinoceros.

About this title

About the Author:

Constanze V. Kitzing has wanted to be a children's book illustrator from the age of 6. After years of study and a stint at a weekly news magazine, she made the leap to completely devote her time to following her dreams. Now, her books have been published in more than 14 countries, and looks to her two small children for inspiration. She lives with her family in Cologne, Germany.

From School Library Journal:

Toddler-PreS—Little Lion is looking for someone to play with in his savannah home, starting with a grasshopper. The call-and-response dialogue makes this a fun read-aloud with older toddlers and younger preschoolers who will quickly pick up on the rhythm and flow of the simple text. Each page turn reveals a new animal, amphibian, or reptile to identify and then locate as they hide from Little Lion on the next page turn. Texture and pattern are used to great effect along with a tawny color palette that allows von Kitzing to hide animals within an illustration for young readers to find. The tables turn on the precocious cub when he chases after two gray hind legs that turn out to belong to a rather large rhinoceros who shouts out "I'm going to catch YOU!" to a fleeing Little Lion. VERDICT A palette of sandy hues and a small word count make this a fun title to share in a lapsit program in the library, or as a private viewing at home.—Lisa Kropp, Lindenhurst Memorial Library, NY

About this edition

• Publisher: Barefoot Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1782853936
• ISBN 13: 9781782853930
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Kitzing Constanze V.