Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour The Tea

Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour The Tea

"The gentle, affecting first volume introduces elderly Mr. Putter, who decides that a cat will keep him from feeling lonely. Rylant?s texts reflect admirable concern for brevity and meticulous consideration of every word. They are in perfect sync with Howard?s expressive sketches, which slip abundant visual jokes into sunny, transparent watercolors and gouaches, and fluid pencil and pastel scribbles."--Publishers WeeklyFrom School Library JournalKindergarten-Grade 3-Tired of living alone, Mr. Putter finds himself a perfect pet at an animal shelter. It is an old yellow cat with creaking bones and thinning fur who seems to be "a little deaf." But after all, "Mr. Putter creaked, his hair was thinning and he was a little deaf, too." Rylant's charming story of two elderly characters is complemented and enhanced by Howard's delightful illustrations, done in pencil, watercolor, and gouache. Mr. Putter's senior status and the style of illustration are reminiscent of James Stevenson's pictures for Helen V. Griffith's Grandaddy's Place (Greenwillow, 1987). A finely crafted beginning reader.Gale W. Sherman, Pocatello Public Library, IDCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.About the AuthorCynthia Rylant