Publisher: Greenwillow Books; 7th edition (March 2, 2004)
Lexile: 360K
This is a story about a kitten who thinks the moon is a bowl of milk, so the kitten tries and tries to get the bowl of milk but can’t. Finally after a long night of trying to get the milk she is tired, wet, and hungry. When she gets home there is a bowl of milk waiting for her and she is happy. This is a unique book for Kevin Henkes because most of his books are about mice and this one is about a cat.This book is a little different compared to the other books Henkes has written because the main character isn't a mouse and it is also geared towards younger children. The plot is very different because it is not from the cats perspective, and you are just following along watching this cat make attempts to drink milk from the moon. It is also a story that is hard to get to know a character. From the text you can't really get to know the can on a personal level, but the pictures add to it a little by seeing all the cats attempts to get the moon. This book again has a lot of personification, and it also has a theme that is related to children. This theme has to do with wanting something so bad, and trying impatiently to get it, but the whole time you have what you want all along. This is a story that relates to everyone not just kids. In this story there is also a frequently used m-dash, and I think this would be a great text to introduce that.
I am not sure if I would use this book with the others because it is so different, but I would definitely use it for the m-dash and also adjectives because they are very present in the text.
Thanks for reading!
Gorms
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