'Both simple and ingenious in concept, Wenzel's book feels like a game changer.'- The Huffington Post 'An ingenious idea, gorgeously realized.'- Shelf Awareness, starred review RAVE REVIEWS: This bestselling book has earned multiple honors and starred reviews.

In addition to the Caldecott Honor-winning They All Saw a Cat, he's also the creator of Hello, Hello! and A Stone Sat Still, and he has illustrated a number of other picture books focused on animals and nature. INCREDIBLE TALENT: Brendan Wenzel is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator. When you see a cat, what do you see?ĮNGAGING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING: Children will love following along with the simple, fun story, while parents will appreciate the book’s clever and thoughtful lessons about how everyone has a unique perspective. In this glorious celebration of observation, curiosity, and imagination, author and illustrator Brendan Wenzel shows us the many lives of one cat, and how perspective shapes what we see. The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws. The other is a paper plate craft for students to paint.New York Times bestseller and Caldecott Medal winner They All Saw a Cat is a visual delight and a charming read-aloud that invites kids and parents to explore the concept of perception. One provides multiple communication opportunities as students create patterns on a cat image.

Adjective vocabulary interactives match the word to the picture.

4 are provided with specific animals’ views to compare, and there is 1 blank template for making other comparisons.

Compare & contrast activity: compare/contrast 2 of the views.

Have students complete a cat puzzle as is, or mix up the pieces to make patchwork cats, like in the book.

3 matching worksheets for matching the animal with how it saw the cat.

Matching cards for playing a Memory-type game match the animal with how it saw the cat.

Lesson plan for multiple days’ worth of activities.

Using storybooks in speech and language therapy allows us to target meaningful vocabulary and language objectives within the context of literature and well-constructed narratives. It is a lot of fun to help kids see how the cat is viewed by each of the other animals - bigger, smaller, mean, furry. This book, 'They All Saw A CAT' is great for building descriptive language skills and talking about point of view.

They all saw a cat point of view