Rosie Adams

First sentence: The clock strikes twelve on Christmas Eve; all is quiet in the house. Kitten is curled up fast asleep by the fireplace with Mouse.

Premise/plot: What you see is what you get--a touch and feel Christmas-themed board book for young cat lovers. (Not taste-specific at all). There's a touch-and-feel element on every spread of this one--for better or worse. Some are logical (in my opinion): kitten's fur, teddy bear's fur. Some are neutral--Santa's beard. (His beard feels awfully similar to the kitten and teddy bear fur). Two are just absurd. The tip of Rudolph's nose??? A snowman's belly? I'm pretty sure that sparkly glitter is NOT how a snowman feels. And I wouldn't want to encourage touching glitter.

My thoughts: I've mostly spilled my thoughts above. I liked the soft, furry textures of three of the spreads. The two odd ones out I didn't care for at all. Well, Rudolph's nose wasn't unpleasant to the touch, but, I found it an odd thing to *want* to touch.

This is a gimmicky board book. I can't fault it for its super-cuteness. I mean, who wouldn't want to touch and feel the grey kitten's belly????… (plus d'informations)