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calistareads's review against another edition
3.0
A rather odd story and yet I do like it. Annie has been through a long winter and everything is covered in snow. She plays with her cat and one day the fat lazy cat runs away. Annie misses someone to play with so she begins making corn cakes and leaving them by the edge of the wood trying to lure something to play with. In the borders, we see Annie’s cat living in a tree about to give birth. Annie, before long, has a herd of unruly beasts eating her corn cakes and wanting more.
Jan’s artwork is amazing here. I love the moose and the bobcat. The artwork is so beautiful as you would expect from Jan. She has such an eye for those tiny details. I just love her artwork. Never fear, Annie gets her cat back.
The nephew thought the story was pretty good. He likes seeing all the interesting animals and he wants some snow like Annie had. He’s ready to build a snowman. He gave this 2 stars. He said it would be cool if he could leave food and get a moose in his yard.
Jan’s artwork is amazing here. I love the moose and the bobcat. The artwork is so beautiful as you would expect from Jan. She has such an eye for those tiny details. I just love her artwork. Never fear, Annie gets her cat back.
The nephew thought the story was pretty good. He likes seeing all the interesting animals and he wants some snow like Annie had. He’s ready to build a snowman. He gave this 2 stars. He said it would be cool if he could leave food and get a moose in his yard.
wordnerd153's review against another edition
2.0
The story wasn't particularly interesting and the ending was predictable. The best thing about the book is the illustrations.
shadyglade's review against another edition
Classic Jan Brett. Cute, but not really memorable for me. I love some of her other books much more than this one.
katekat's review against another edition
5.0
Jan Brett writes a beautiful story but the true star of the show are her gorgeous illustrations. I love how the stunning art in the central picture is augmented by the secondary story being told in the images in the side bar. She is a tee master of her craft.
olivias's review against another edition
4.0
So lovely. I remember this book fondly from when I was a child, and I think it stands up quite well. Great illustrations. Will display during pets storytime. 3+
jmshirtz's review against another edition
5.0
I just love [a: Jan Brett|16325|Jan Brett|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1325711282p2/16325.jpg]! Her frames are my absolute favorite parts of all of her stories. This one is especially sweet! B really liked it.
reader44ever's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this book okay, but it's not really to my taste. The illustrations were definitely very artistic, though. They were also drawn very realistically. I can appreciate the book for the piece of art it is, but my rating reflects my own feelings/opinions, hence my relatively low three-star rating.
The story itself was engaging, but again not really to my taste. I don't understand why Annie was living on her own, and putting corn cakes out to try and attract a new animal to make a pet seemed quite dangerous. I felt she was lucky the bears, wolves, and bobcats she attracted didn't eat her, especially since they were described as mean-spirited.
I just wasn't able to enter into the spirit of the story. But if you're interested in reading it, please read it and form your own opinions. :)
The story itself was engaging, but again not really to my taste. I don't understand why Annie was living on her own, and putting corn cakes out to try and attract a new animal to make a pet seemed quite dangerous. I felt she was lucky the bears, wolves, and bobcats she attracted didn't eat her, especially since they were described as mean-spirited.
I just wasn't able to enter into the spirit of the story. But if you're interested in reading it, please read it and form your own opinions. :)
kesterbird's review against another edition
3.0
The moral of this story is that if you are a small child living alone in the woods with only a cat for company you should learn to pay better attention to your damned cat
katekat's review
5.0
Jan Brett writes a beautiful story but the true star of the show are her gorgeous illustrations. I love how the stunning art in the central picture is augmented by the secondary story being told in the images in the side bar. She is a tee master of her craft.
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