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Zusatztext Square Cat. Schoonmaker! Elizabeth (Author) ! Schoonmaker! Elizabeth (Illustrator) Square-shaped feline Eula bemoans the disadvantages of her shape: when she tips over! she can’t get up; her circle skirt doesn’t fit properly; and wearing stripes is disastrous. Roundish friends Patsy and Maude do their best to encircle her with loops! presenting her with hoop earrings! rouge cheek circles! doughnuts! and a beehive hat. Failing to alter Eula’s shape (or attitude)! the friends slip into boxes themselves in an attempt to uncover four-sided advantages Eula has missed. Schoonmaker’s debut picture book! rendered in pencil and bright watercolors! highlights appealing orange-kitten Eula presented against mostly white backgrounds. Young listeners and cat lovers alike will laugh at the absurdity of cats in neatly stacked boxes! not to mention Eula in square-dance attire. Kids may enjoy searching for the squares and circles within the art! but Patsy and Maude’s empathy with Eula in light of her difficulties is what makes the story memorable. Pair with Lydia Monks’ The Cat Barked? (1999) for another look at the advantages of self-acceptance. — Kay Weisman BOOKLIST ! February 1! 2011 Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Schoonmaker received her Master of Arts degree from the University at Albany and has exhibited her work in Chicago and New York. She lives in upstate New York with her husband, John. Together they garden, bike, ski, build elephant sculptures and keep bees. Elizabeth has two daughters, Mackenzie and Sayward. Elizabeth Schoonmaker received her Master of Arts degree from the University at Albany and has exhibited her work in Chicago and New York. She lives in upstate New York with her husband, John. Together they garden, bike, ski, build elephant sculptures and keep bees. Elizabeth has two daughters, Mackenzie and Sayward. Klappentext Eula is the only square cat in town. Everything that normal cats do is hard for her -- she can't get her square paw into mouseholes, she can't wear her favorite circle skirt, and all of her friends are round! Eula is sad until her two best friends show her just how well a square cat can fit into this round world. Zusammenfassung Eula is the only square cat in town. Everything that normal cats do is hard for her -- she can't get her square paw into mouseholes! she can't wear her favorite circle skirt! and all of her friends are round! Eula is sad until her two best friends show her just how well a square cat can fit into this round world. ...
