Best children cat books according to redditors
We found 442 Reddit comments discussing the best children cat books. We ranked the 198 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 442 Reddit comments discussing the best children cat books. We ranked the 198 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Sometimes I wonder if the weight is something that's missed by people who dismiss episodic series out of hand. Perhaps it's just the things I've happened to watch, but it seems like the impact is often greater when your attention isn't so divided between the characters and a grandiose or intricate ongoing plot.
About Spike's eye... contrary to some fan theories, Nobumoto (who wrote both these episodes and session 6 which showed Spike's dream/flashback) has said the right eye is the artificial one, and as timpinen mentioned in an earlier thread, Spike's flashbacks tended to be marked by close ups of his left eye, suggesting his remaining biological one 'sees the past'. I held this back from the Pierrot Le Fou thread, but my suspicion is that, like many of the other stories, Tongpu's history of ISSP experimentation to create a perfect assassin is another kind of parallel to Spike's history. Watanabe's backstory says Spike was entrusted with key assassinations in the days when the syndicates were actively fighting turf wars, and it's possible he was Bionic Man'd to give him an edge for such missions. Also tying into #20 with the cat-like reflective eye is the idea of Spike being the cat that lived a million lives, which really sums up the character for me. I've seen people complain that Yamadera sounds tired or distant (although he sometimes shows a lot of range), but I rather think that was Watanabe's intention for the character. Spike's default position is one of unflappable indifference, but occasionally something riles him to react like a normal human being.
Bebop has a thing about names- Julia's has power over Spike, how on-point Jet's nickname is, the idea that Faye's surname was chosen from a song, and that Ed made hers up (also, the fact that Spiegel is German for mirror would be an uncanny coincidence if it is one). The scene where Jet asks Faye why she can't just call Spike by name might be a bit odd if you're watching the dub, since character names are used pretty liberally; in the original scripts, it's usually only Spike and Jet who refer to each other by name, and even that is less commonplace. Off the top of my head, I'm not sure I can remember a single instance where Faye calls Spike by name to his face, only a couple where she does so with Jet, and it's a similar story in reverse. It adds to that feeling that, comrades or not, they can't quite bring themselves to get too close, something more clearly borne out in the fact they so rarely share anything about their pasts.
Vicious remains a bit of a mystery, but there are a couple of things to note. In the dub there's the suggestion that Vicious is the 'new guard' rallying against the 'old guard', which is true in a literal sense, but potentially confuses the heart of the conflict. Vicious was envisaged to be a man longing for the old days, and his sword and throwback attire is supposed to be the visual cue for this- the earliest sketches show him in samurai-style clothing, and through the flashbacks you can see he gradually became more and more formally dressed. As time went on, his sensibilities increasingly put him at odds with the Van and executives like Mao who were looking to modernise the organisation by making peace and doing business with rival syndicates.
Been interesting reading all the comments in these threads and seeing people's interpretations and opinions (looking forward to seeing what you all make of Spike's fate). Thanks u/Game3nder777 for hosting this rewatch (especially considering it sounds like you've had a hectic couple of weeks), and I'm glad at least a few people have found my posts useful too- I never really set out to write so much but there you go.
Edit: My favourite episodes were Ganymede Elegy and Speak Like A Child... this time. Probably have a different answer the next time I watch, though.
The book being read is The Cat that Lived a Million Times. You can find it on Amazon. You can also find the text online.
Was it any good?
Am I the only one who read Cat Wings as a kid?
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Well I mean...you can if you have $7. [Amazon Link] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1416928170/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473649661&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=bunnicula&dpPl=1&dpID=515MBTEMKYL&ref=plSrch)
I instantly thought of this classic from my youth.
Incredi-relevant
Bunnicula
There have been some good posts on this topic over at /r/parenting - you might check out this one, this one, or this one. One bit of advice that I've read several places is to avoid using the phrase "put to sleep", because you don't want your daughter to associate sleep with death - it may sound blunt, but telling her directly that the cat died will be less confusing than the various euphemisms we tend to use. Explain that when animals get old (and people too, if she asks) their bodies don't work so well, and eventually stop working. When an animal's body stops working completely, it means they have died, and they can't run or play or eat or sleep or do anything anymore.
You might think about getting an age-appropriate book about the death of a pet to read with her, such as Goodbye Mousie or The Goodbye Book; two good ones about cats specifically are The Tenth Good Thing About Barney and The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye. There's also a more factual (rather than story) book written by Mr. Rogers called When A Pet Dies which might help you answer some of her questions, and the book Lifetimes provides a lovely explanation of death in general as part of the natural cycle of life.
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney is a picture book where a family cat is buried next to a young tree and they plant flower seeds next to the tree. The child is encouraged to make a list of 10 good things about his cat in remembrance. The tenth good thing is that the cat will now be helping the flowers grow. The idea of planting a tree reminded me of the book. While they won't be burying the teacher in a school garden, a tenth good thing is the tree is being planted because of the teacher.
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https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Diary-Naughty-Cat-ebook/dp/B072JD2C83
One of the first books I ever learned how to read: http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Cat-Can-Read-Book/dp/0064440389
The Color Kittens - Margaret Wise Brown
I'm so sorry. I'm a vet in rural Kansas, and have had to fix cats and dogs injured by coyotes. Cats usually don't come out on the good end of the deal, and even big dogs have a hard time. We also have owls and hawks that fly off with little dogs and cats. She's a beautiful cat, and your picture is lovely. You should buy this book: http://www.amazon.com/Cat-Heaven-Cynthia-Rylant/dp/0590100548 I have Dog Heaven, and my sister has this one, and I could never read it to my kids when they were little because it made me sad.
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The hard cover, English translation, copy of this book is $400! Wow!
There's a children's book about the cat, Titanicat.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1585363553/ref=redir_mdp_mobile
I have two stupid, beautiful cats and it kills me to think I'll be going through what you're going through someday. When I was young I lost my pet rabbit and I was completely heartbroken, guilty, and confused. My aunt gave me this book to help me cope. It's obviously geared towards kids, but the themes in it are the same ones I have to work through each new time I experience loss and I still get teary-eyed when I read it.
Beyond my personal silly advice, at least take comfort in the fact that you showed that furball an awesome time while he was alive.
Im gonna get one and name it "kittywings". Then my entire gameplay will revolve around assuring the safety of kittywings. https://www.amazon.com/Catwings-Tale-Ursula-K-Guin/dp/0439551897
I'm not sure what Chet and Bernie are, but they seem like younger aged books, so I'll suggest an old favorite of mine, the Bunnicula series. Beyond the main story, they also have the Howliday Inn about a mystery at a kennel/animal hotel thing.
> I do not want a children's book about a cat detective
Don't be so ungrateful. I don't even have a cat and this is my favorite book.
Was it The Tenth Good Thing About Barney?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0152049509/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_LAgmDbBW00Y3G
Color Kittens? My son likes this one, though I don't specifically recall the word parlor.
Catwings.
The crazy thing is that later in life Ursula Leguin became my favorite author, and I didn't realize she had written the Catwings books until I found my childhood copy of it in an old box. Boggled my mind when I saw who it was by.
Ha, that reminds me of a kid's book called Six Dinner Sid. Mikey is a smart dog. :)
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney? I'm not sure if the cats have the funeral, though.
The first thing that came to my mind was actually Bunnicula.
I loved the book when I was a kid, and I've used it in my TEFL kids classes many times.
I think the vampire that most thoroughly effected the way that I approach all subsequent vampire fiction, as well as vampires themselves, is Bunnicula.
If you've never had the pleasure, this was a series of three books (one of which had my favorite title ever -- The Celery Stalks At Midnight) that feature a mysterious pet bunny that rises in the night to suck the juice from the living (vegetables).
I am actually being 100% serious here. I really, really loved that series, and it introduced me to vampires in a way that was very playful, yet at the same time brought in a knowledge of the mythos.
My second choice would Dracula: Dead and Loving It, because I love Mel Brooks terribly, and even just thinking about that staking scene makes me laugh.
When she gets older you must read her Catwings by Ursula Leguin. It's about cats with wings (shocker) and it's the sweetest story ever.
Shall we start by ruling out Time Cat?
(I know it doesn't really fit your description, but it's the one I instantly thought of.)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Six-Dinner-Sid-Inga-Moore/dp/0340894113
Are you sure the cat's name wasn't Pickles: The Fire Cat.
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So sorry to hear you little guy isn't doing well :( It's been nearly 4 years to the day since I lost my little girl, Sky, at 16 years old (I had had her since she was a baby). She had the same sort of issues - lost weight, stopped being able to fly, couldn't hold herself up on her perch. It was so hard seeing her struggle. I still miss her everyday but I took a lot of solace in the fact that she, like all animals, didn't feel bad or sorry for herself. She just slept a lot and one early morning she passed peacefully, snuggled into my father's chest (her favorite person).
In my family we have always read The Tenth Good Thing About Barney when our pets pass, and it always brings me a little bit of solace. I hope in the next few days you spend with Bird you can remember all of the good things about him and keep that with you when harder times come <3
I read this as a kid and it was pretty cool with a few different settings (which might make you think of CYOA) Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander
Why the downvotes? I read Millions of Cats to my kids hundreds of times, thousands of times, millions and billions and trillions of times, so I almost double posted the same comment myself.
You won't believe how this ends.
It sounds like you did handle it. Unless he keeps bringing up the concept of heaven, I don't think there's any need for you to do so, either. He may keep feeling sad about the fish, and you can comfort him by saying something like, "It's okay to miss Finny. He was a nice fish, wasn't he? You were so good at taking care of him. He always looked happy."
You might also check out the book The Tenth Good Thing About Barney, which talks about the life-death-decay cycle. The boy in the book discovers that the tenth thing for list of good things about his deceased cat is that "Barney is in the ground and he's helping grow flowers. You know... that's a pretty nice job for a cat."
These remind me of one of my favorite children's books, Kat Kong
(flip through some preview pages to see what I mean)
Books my son has loved:
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Giants of the Land, Sea, Air, Past & present. If you are talking about fiction, I very much liked the Whoever Heard of a Fird, Catwings, Ghost Train, the Hitchhiker's Trilogy, and the Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual at various stages of my childhood.
You'll be needing this book. My dad used to read it to me all the time. We lost the copy we had when I was growing up so last year I found one and bought it. Pickles the Cat has a special place in my heart.
Get those kids some books!
oh lawd, this is going to be LONG
for advanced readers,
Enders Game
The Giver
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
The Harry Potter Series
The Heir Apparent
Farenheit 451
A lot of these books can be read young and then reread when older to get more meaning
For younger beginning readers
Dr Seuss, I really remember Green Eggs and Ham, Go Dog go, and One Fish two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
Oh and surprise me, i really like SciFi/Fantasy and have read the Dune Series and ASoIaF, but the Modern High Power Rocketry Book would be very very appreciated.
Get those kids some books!
My suggestions are more advanced for a brand new reader, but were a staple of my elementary years:
I devoured the Magic Treehouse series when I was younger. I thought it was so great that they went to all these cool places (and they were very easy to read chapter books, so I flew through them!) :)
Edit: I ran a Reading Buddies program at the local library and a couple of our younger readers really liked them because the writing style is simple, but interesting. There are new words, but nothing terribly difficult and since the main characters are the same throughout, it's easy to follow :)
In terms of other books, I thought all of these were great:
Those were all pretty popular with my kids (and with me)! :)
Your cat is Six Dinner Sid! Now that's funny!
Looks like Pickles the Firecat
Holy shit. the first book I read as a kid was called "The Fire Cat" and was very similar to this. http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Cat-Can-Read-Book/dp/0064440389.
Pickles the fire cat!
I don't know if other people will get this reference, but when I saw his name and markings, I suddenly wanted to see him in a little cat-sized fire helmet.
I have a confession. I can't even remember what compelled me to pick this up in the first place, maybe it was the cute kitty on the cover that reminded me of my lost kitty...but I got hooked. And I mean...hardcore hooked. I'm 23. What are these, like 3rd grade level? Anyway, to justify my addiction I ended up getting my bff hooked. It's...I don't know. I can't stop reading them, lol. It's like there's a kids level...and then there's so much drama and politics involved that I can't stop turning the pages. /confession (And if you didn't click the link, it's the Warriors series of cat books)
Kittens in the Kitchen
I loved reading as a kid and I still do! It was never a problem for me to meet the reading requirements in elementary school. Here are a few books I enjoyed when younger:
I also had a large number of Berenstain Bears, Dr. Seuss, and Tintin books growing up. I returned to those many times! I'm going to guess that those last two books are a little too advanced for a five year old, but they're still really good reads (eventually).
Get those kids some books!
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Memoirs and Anecdotes
Title pretty much says it all. These are the stories about dogs and cats and all the others, as told by the people who loved them.
Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul
Chicken Soup for the Cat and Dog Lover's Soul
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul
Chicken Soup for the Horse Lover's Soul
Animal Heroes
Courage isn't a virtue that just humans understand.
Man's Best Hero: True Stories of Great American Dogs
Animal Heroes: Inspiring True Stories of Courageous Animals
Fictional Books About A Veterinarian
These selections are geared towards younger readers, but they're nonetheless enjoyable.
Summer of the Wolves tells the story of a young girl who goes to live with her uncle, a wildlife veterinarian who specializes in wolves, after her mother dies in a car crash. Very tender, and is able to incorporate a lot of wolf information naturally.
The Animal Ark series was one of my favorites when I was younger. A teenaged girl helps her adoptive parents at their veterinary office.
I have other suggestions, but it's getting late where I am, so I'll post them in the morning.
Like something out of Cat Heaven.
It is amazing how big a hole they can leave in our lives when they pass...
I see kids, dealing with death of a pet can be hard. I really like the book "The Tenth Good Thing About Barney" by Judith Viorst, it discusses the death of a pet. It might be a comfort to the adults as well...
https://www.amazon.com/Tenth-Good-Thing-About-Barney/dp/0689712030
Holy shit you adopted Six Dinner Sid!
Bonnicula. Gotta be. There's just something about murder-rabbits....
[One of the weirdest and scariest books I remember from childhood.]
(http://www.amazon.com/Bunnicula-Rabbit-Tale-Mystery-Deborah-Howe/dp/1416928170)
I loved Time Cat as a kid. It doesn't sound like the right match, but who knows.
Found it, sounds like a compelling read with endless twist and turns..
They know about your kitty's condition, and they're not noobs. Trust them.
Please give your kitty a smooch from a complete stranger. I don't wish her or you any pain.
One day many years ago, our neighbor came over to our home and asked if I would watch over her kitty. He was definitely in the last days, and she knew that we adored him. I was homeschooling my little girl, so we spent the whole day over there, and she read to him. He passed while we read the last page of "Cat Heaven" (completely true, unreal moment, doubt if you wish). My little girl, she knew that the cat was gone but didn't freak out. Tears were shed, definitely. We waited until our neighbor came back, which wasn't long since it was the afternoon. It was very sad, but this cat had had the best years of his life with our neighbor (came from an abusive household before). People make such a big deal about kittens being born, but the leaving can be just as special and so much more meaningful.
You must remember and tightly hold what you and your cat-companion have shared. None of those experiences are going to go away. You both have had wonderful times, shared special secrets, and have known love. May your heart never forget. You both are very, very lucky.
Reminds me Bunnicula, the vampire bunny.
The Warriors series. I read the shit out of these as a kid, and still re-read them from time to time.
LOL, the self-justification is strong here. I was just making a joke, but now that you've said the series is terribly written I can see that you are going to great lengths to prove that you do not in fact have low reading comprehension (which it seems you do).
“Ser? My lady?” said Podrick. “Is a broken man an outlaw?”
“More or less,” Brienne answered.
Septon Meribald disagreed. “More less than more. There are many sorts of outlaws, just as there are many sorts of birds. A sandpiper and a sea eagle both have wings, but they are not the same. The singers love to sing of good men forced to go outside the law to fight some wicked lord, but most outlaws are more like this ravening Hound than they are the lightning lord. They are evil men, driven by greed, soured by malice, despising the gods and caring only for themselves. Broken men are more deserving of our pity, though they may be just as dangerous. Almost all are common-born, simple folk who had never been more than a mile from the house where they were born until the day some lord came round to take them off to war. Poorly shod and poorly clad, they march away beneath his banners, ofttimes with no better arms than a sickle or a sharpened hoe, or a maul they made themselves by lashing a stone to a stick with strips of hide. Brothers march with brothers, sons with fathers, friends with friends. They’ve heard the songs and stories, so they go off with eager hearts, dreaming of the wonders they will see, of the wealth and glory they will win. War seems a fine adventure, the greatest most of them will ever know.
“Then they get a taste of battle.
“For some, that one taste is enough to break them. Others go on for years, until they lose count of all the battles they have fought in, but even a man who has survived a hundred fights can break in his hundred-and-first. Brothers watch their brothers die, fathers lose their sons, friends see their friends trying to hold their entrails in after they’ve been gutted by an axe.
“They see the lord who led them there cut down, and some other lord shouts that they are his now. They take a wound, and when that’s still half-healed they take another. There is never enough to eat, their shoes fall to pieces from the marching, their clothes are torn and rotting, and half of them are shitting in their breeches from drinking bad water.
“If they want new boots or a warmer cloak or maybe a rusted iron halfhelm, they need to take them from a corpse, and before long they are stealing from the living too, from the smallfolk whose lands they’re fighting in, men very like the men they used to be. They slaughter their sheep and steal their chickens, and from there it’s just a short step to carrying off their daughters too. And one day they look around and realize all their friends and kin are gone, that they are fighting beside strangers beneath a banner that they hardly recognize. They don’t know where they are or how to get back home and the lord they’re fighting for does not know their names, yet here he comes, shouting for them to form up, to make a line with their spears and scythes and sharpened hoes, to stand their ground. And the knights come down on them, faceless men clad all in steel, and the iron thunder of their charge seems to fill the world…
“And the man breaks.
“He turns and runs, or crawls off afterward over the corpses of the slain, or steals away in the black of night, and he finds someplace to hide. All thought of home is gone by then, and kings and lords and gods mean less to him than a haunch of spoiled meat that will let him live another day, or a skin of bad wine that might drown his fear for a few hours. The broken man lives from day to day, from meal to meal, more beast than man. Lady Brienne is not wrong. In times like these, the traveler must beware of broken men, and fear them…but he should pity them as well.”
When Meribald was finished a profound silence fell upon their little band. Brienne could hear the wind rustling through a clump of pussywillows, and farther off the faint cry of a loon. She could hear Dog panting softly as he loped along beside the septon and his donkey, tongue lolling from his mouth. The quiet stretched and stretched, until finally she said, “How old were you when they marched you off to war?”
“Why, no older than your boy,” Meribald replied. “Too young for such, in truth, but my brothers were all going, and I would not be left behind. Willam said I could be his squire, though Will was no knight, only a potboy armed with a kitchen knife he’d stolen from the inn. He died upon the Stepstones, and never struck a blow. It was fever did for him, and for my brother Robin. Owen died from a mace that split his head apart, and his friend Jon Pox was hanged for rape.”
“The War of the Ninepenny Kings?” asked Hyle Hunt.
“So they called it, though I never saw a king, nor earned a penny. It was a war, though. That it was.”
When I read that I just put the book down, terrible writing, who would think that's any good?
You've shown me that I should heed the opinions of people who didn't even bother to read and instead listened to one audiobook then quit when it comes to which series are well-written or not.
Here's a book suggestion that is more suited to your reading level.
For some reason, this photo makes me think of Cat Kong.
https://www.amazon.com/Six-Dinner-Sid-Inga-Moore/dp/0671796135
Buy him this book. It's a kids book, but it's really good. It actually helps you cope with the loss of a pet.
My sister has a book in her room that I believe goes along these lines, I'll go look when she wakes up.
Edit: Looks like i'm wrong, but Time Cat
Babar and Madeline. I can't resist buying copies of either of these when I find them, especially used copies.
Also Space Cat and the sequels. These are hard to find, but sometimes I get lucky at garage sales and library sales.
I liked the "Space Cat" series when I was in elementary school.
http://www.amazon.com/Space-Cat-Ruthven-Todd/dp/0844665614
How advanced is her reading? I was definitely somewhere under 10 when I read the boxcar kids... but...not sure how much under 10? Also it's not a set, but Time Cat was a childhood favorite. But maybe these suggestions are a few years out for her. Sorry if that's the case... I have no idea what 4 year olds are reading. OH! What about the Berenstain Bears books?
Kat Kong
You can still buy these! Kat Kong
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Monster at the end of this book
and
Bunnicula
Even now I'm almost physically repulsed by this book. For at least a few years, just thinking about it would upset me. I hid it under my bookcase so I wouldn't have to see it.
I recently asked my mom sort of offhandedly if she remembered the book in question. She gave me a dark look and said, "Yes. Yes, I think we all remember Kat Kong."
Do you happen to live on Aristotle Street?
"Timecat" had a cat as a main character, no dog I think. It's been a while
https://www.amazon.com/Time-Cat-Remarkable-Journeys-Gareth/dp/0140378278
Me too! The Firehouse Cat was the first book I ever picked out myself in the library in first grade. I loved that book!
I had this massive treasury of Golden Books, and I was obsessed with The Color Kittens.
This cat
I had that book!
Wasn't there a children's book titled something like this?
Ninja edit: Kat Kong
I think this kind of thing probably happens to all kids in some way at some point. If he's especially sensitive then it's not really surprising to me that this is weighing on him so heavily. Have you thought of getting him some books on the subject? I gave some to my nephew when his grandmother died because my sister-in-law said he had a lot of questions about where she had gone.
One of them was The Tenth Good Thing About Barney which is about a little boy who loses his cat. They bury him under a tree near the garden, and the "tenth good thing" is that Barney is there helping the flowers grow. Another one I gave him was Badger's Parting Gifts. Badger dies and all his friends are sad, but then they start recalling all their memories of him, and all the things he taught them to do, and conclude that he is still with them in that way. One that I didn't end up buying but may be of interest to you is Lifetimes. There are some negative reviews saying that it doesn't get spiritual enough and therefore isn't comforting, but it would be a good way to show how life and death is simply a part of existence.
The "bloody ferocious fangs" part reminds me of Bunnicula xD
whoosh!
Time Cat
bunnicula strikes again.
Another good resources is: The Tenth Good Thing About Barney":
https://smile.amazon.com/Tenth-Good-Thing-About-Barney/dp/0689712030?sa-no-redirect=1
(It's about a cat called Barney, not the dinosaur.)
Kat Kong and Dogzilla by Dav Pilkey?
https://www.amazon.com/Dogzilla-digest-Dav-Pilkey/dp/0152049495
https://www.amazon.com/Kat-Kong-Dav-Pilkey/dp/0152049509
Psh, the celery is even worse!
Space Cat!
>No I'm distinguishing between PC bullshit and actualities in what's accurate.
I'm sure you're a delight at the dinner table...
The very fact that you said everything I'd recommend would boil down to "socialism" tells me, very matter of factly, that you actually don't know what it is. If you did, you'd understand that socialism isn't a destination or final product but merely a theoretical transitioning point from capitalism to communism. With that in mind, I've included a few reading selections that are suited for your level:
This one should get you ready for this one. When you think you're up for the challenge, try this one on for size.
Go as Bunnicula.
Thank you for this contest.
I'm not sure what your budget is, so I'll play on both? High and end lower end?
Adela - Kindle for kids?
Isla Leap pad?
And now for some lower end (But still great!)
Adela - Already reading, how about a Dr.Seuss box set? The Seuss!
Isla - AND AND AND, how about a Dr Seuss box set? Though a totally different one from her bigger sister, but still awesome, so she can mimic and get on the reading wagon too!
As you can see, I linked two of pretty much the same, but totally different items. I only have 1 kid, so I don't know the turmoil that some parents face. My sister has two boys, and one year I saw the jealousy go rampant. Then, my sister bought them similar, yet different items. The younger one liked having his own thing, but also enjoyed how similar it was so he could mimic in the shadows. He ended up learning a lot quicker like this.
Some parents don't have this turmoil though. I hope you don't!
Happy birthday, Kiddos!
I loved these giant bricks so much at that age! Superfun for basic stacking as well as advance building.
Should probably wait a bit on this one, but Cootie is the best game ever for the preK & K crowd. Another classic game is Memory.
Have some construction paper, brown paper bags (I cut the bottoms off, then down one seam and use the backside as kraft paper), markers, and crayons. Even the 2 year old can rip paper up and stick it to contact paper to make fun collages! Bonus, no need for scissors!
And please don't forget books! Board might be best for the little girl, but if she's not an eater/tearer, then go ahead and get paper or hard backs. Rikki Tikki Tembo, a Seuss collection, Where's Spot, some Eric Carle, Carl, Richard Scarry, Jamberry, and some Little Golden Books ought to be a good start! Protip: Thrift shops have tons of books for kids in great condition.
I had this growing up http://www.amazon.com/Kat-Kong-Dav-Pilkey/dp/0152049509
>I am actually working on a story about death! It is titled, "Baby Death and the Family Business." The message is that death is actually a good thing, despite being tragic, because it is what makes life fragile.
Kids love teleological explanations like that. Although teleology being so appealing is what makes it easy to make kids religious, because even natural things seem to be designed for a purpose to them.
A kid's book can also put death into a context of nature, as in the famous children's book The Tenth Good Thing About Barney where the 10th good thing they can think of about their cat after it's dead and buried is that now it is helping the garden grow. That's one that I will buy for my daughter when she's old enough to appreciate it.
This is more relevant than anything anyone else can say.
This book was amazing
And so was this one
Get them for your kids. You won't regret it.
Are you maybe thinking of Millions Of Cats? http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0142407089/ref=redir_mdp_mobile
No, this was. Same author.
[This is what I thought at first. ] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0152049509)
Here is the mobile version of your link
warriors:
http://www.amazon.com/Into-Wild-Warriors-Book-1/dp/0060525509/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1310658760&amp;sr=8-6
read the entire series, it was actually really good. my friends gave me such shit for it though
IS THIS YOUR CAT DAVE
Folks around here are probably all too young to remember, but there was a whole series of these:
Space Cat
Pretty sure he went at least to the Moon and to Mars. He used sticky pods off some Martian plant to seal the glass helmet of the Astronaut he traveled with.