One Moon, Two Cats

Description

One moon. Two cats are not asleep. Across a great distance, but under the light of the same moon, a city cat and a country cat pounce and play, crouch and leap in a rollicking nighttime adventure. When morning comes, they are both back in their respective homes and finally, turn in to sleep.

Laura Godwin grew up in Alberta, Canada. She has written many well-loved books for children, including Barnyard Prayers, Little White Dog, Happy & Honey, and co-authored The Doll People, The Meanest Doll in the World, and The Runaway Dolls. She lives in New York City. Yoko Tanaka is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. She has illustrated Sparrow Girl by Sara Pennypacker and The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo. She lives in Los Angeles and Bangkok. You can visit her at yokotanaka.com.

"Tanaka's...atmospheric paintings portray a pair of cats who spend their nights in the same way, under the same moon, though they never meet.... Godwin's...verse is economical and intelligently constructed; wit and action fill her two- and three-word lines. It's an interesting turn on the city mouse and the country mouse; it's clear that both ways of life suit the cats and allow them freedom. The reluctance to give either one primacy carries a quiet message of concord." --Publishers Weekly, May 30, 2011 "Godwin's spare, rhymed verse lends itself to the hushed tones of a bedtime read. Tanaka's muted, ochre-cast acrylics are a good match for the text...cat fans will enjoy this sleeping and waking tale that starts and finishes on the end papers." --Kirkus Reviews, June 15, 2011 "The brief, rhymed text changes size to match the rhythms of the cats' adventures, and the rich acrylic paintings create an air of nighttime mystery. An ably told and atmospheric romp." --School Library Journal, August 2011 "[A] twist on the familiar is enlivened by Godwin's succinct verse...and by acrylic art in which Tanaka captures the serene and agile feline grace.... A pleasing bedtime adventure that could also engage small groups." --The Horn Book, November/December 2011 "The moonlit scenes are sophisticated yet accessible...a satisfying double story and illustrations created with considerable finesse." --Booklist, October 15, 2011