Cute counting book. ( )

Pictures are charming! ( )

Barn cat is counting through out the animals and insects it sees around the barn and outside, but it is waiting for something in particular. Finally, the narrator who is a young girl comes out to pour milk. We see that barn cat was waiting for her and and the milk the whole day. ( )

Barn cat sees birds and insects. Then she sees what she is looking for: a girl with milk for her. Rhyming, repetition, and counting. Very nice.

Ages: 4-7
Source: Pierce County Library, UP Branch.

This is a counting book that also has a pleasing cadence. Barn cat isn’t distracted by any of the wildlife that she encounters throughout her day—one green grasshopper, two brown crickets, etc. At the end, as barn cat ignores “a flock of sparrows—8, 9,10” we learn that what she really wants is a bowl of milk from her mistress. The story is neither interesting nor credible; what cat won’t chase a jumping bug? However, the artwork is charming and the cadence will have you “barn catting” long after you’ve reached the last rhyme. (Ages 1 -5)