1.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Lewin, Betsy. Thumpy
Feet. New York: Holiday House, Incorporated, 2013.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8234-2901-1
2.
PLOT SUMMARY
A simple picture book follows the daily antics of
Thumpy Feet, an orange house cat. The story opens with the sounds of his feet.
The sounds continue as he nosily eats, cleans his fur, plays, and takes a nap.
A wonderful story for young children to experience a day in the life of a
frisky cat.
3.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Children from 2 years to 6 years old will romp along with Thumpy Feet, the cat, enjoying daily living. The cartoon-like illustrations of the cat are bright-orange, color wash outlined with thick, black lines across a bright, white background. Positioning of the cat is in true form as he sprawls, pounces, and dozes. The onomatopoetic words’ font styles and point sizes change as the cat frolics and plays throughout his day. The repetitive long e sound, "smacky smacky" and "licky lick" engage the reader as the text bounces along with the cat. Children will notice the pattern and join in. A nice surprise ending as the cat pounces after a ball of yarn into the endpages.
Children from 2 years to 6 years old will romp along with Thumpy Feet, the cat, enjoying daily living. The cartoon-like illustrations of the cat are bright-orange, color wash outlined with thick, black lines across a bright, white background. Positioning of the cat is in true form as he sprawls, pounces, and dozes. The onomatopoetic words’ font styles and point sizes change as the cat frolics and plays throughout his day. The repetitive long e sound, "smacky smacky" and "licky lick" engage the reader as the text bounces along with the cat. Children will notice the pattern and join in. A nice surprise ending as the cat pounces after a ball of yarn into the endpages.
The simple text and bright colors make this
selection an excellent choice for emergent readers. When I read the story to
seven year old children, I thought they would make comments that it was a baby
book. However, they found the text and illustrations like a comic strip and delighted
in the predictable account of a cat's day.
4.
REVIEW EXCERPT(S)
“Tots used to books ending with sleepy time will be
delightfully surprised when the snoozing cat is awoken by a ball of yarn… and
off he goes.”-From Booklist, November 15, 2013
“Best of all, she reminds readers how much fun cats
are to watch-and how they couldn't care less about whether we're watching them.”-From
Publishers Weekly, July 01, 2013
“Whether they show him sprawling across a
double-spread or chasing a ball of string off the page, the unfussy watercolor
illustrations capture the essence of feline movement and behavior.”-From Horn
Book Guide, April 07, 2014
5.
CONNECTIONS
Children will retell the story making up their own captions
under each page describing Thumpy Feet’s routine.
Children will create their own picture book describing
a day of their favorite pet choosing their own crayons, paint, colored pencils,
or oil pastels.
Children will act out their favorite pet’s day and the
class will guess the type of pet.
Children make character comparisons with a similar
story such as, How to Be a Cat
by Nikki McClure.
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