Hi, Cat! (Picture Books)

This is the second book I have read with Archie as the main character. Since I have been reading many of these books closely together, I think that Peter is not only older than Archie, but grows older from Whistle for Willie to this book. Pretty neat, it would be cool to sequence the books in this

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fashion, to do a class author study, if something like this were true.

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Like most of Keats' books, this is less of a STORY story than just a retelling of a kid's day. I think that's what makes them so good, actually - they're very realistic.

So Archie is walking to play with the other kids, and he casually says "Hi" to a random cat. And the cat follows him. Archie goofs

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off for a bit, pretending that he has a beard instead of a popsicle stain on his chin, and that he's a monster in a giant paper bag (the cat ruins that by climbing around inside), and that the dog Willie is really very tall (the cat ruins that by hopping on the fence so Willie chases him). Actually, everything goes wrong because of the cat, as his friend notes! But Archie isn't so sure.

When he gets home, he tells the whole story to his mother, who thinks it's good that the cat left. What a pain! But we can see the whole scene - as Archie tells his mother that he thinks the cat just kinda of liked him, we can see the cat sitting on the stoop. Hee :)

There's not much that really happens in the story. There's no moral message, there's no zany slapstick humor, there's none of... any of that. It's just a simple story about a kid being a kid. You definitely want this (and most of Keats' books, for that matter) on your bookcase. Some 40 years after they were first published, and they're just as great now as they were then.

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This book is hard to follow but if you can stay with the story it is a good book about a cat who messes up a talent show.

I love kitty cats. The main character gets into some trouble with this cat....but cats are worth it...Follows him home and sits outside waiting for him to come back out...Awe.

I think this maybe my favorite story in the books about Peter. I love his friend Archie with his cat and glasses and Hawaiian shirts. "Hi, cat!" is a great book for story time.

Another of Ezra Jack Keats' tales of urban childhood. I really liked the interactions with the cat in this one -- the gentle humor and the kid's belief that the cat likes him.

Cute story that includes a cat. Illustrations are quirky and cool looking.

This book is about a boy who meets a cat, the cat make him be in trouble, but he knows how to solve the problem
ages 4-5
From Pierce County Library

I liked this book for a couple of reasons. I liked that the illustrator used a lot of different medias to use for them, making them stand out more and become more visually pleasing. Another thing that I thought was good was the plot. If I were to read this book to children, I think that they would

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laugh a lot because of the grandpa jokes, bag joke, and tallest dog joke. Another thing that I liked was that some pages had just pictures on them and I felt that this allowed for the readers imagination to open up and make up the story for themselves. The big idea that i got from this book was that one thing can change your entire day.

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This book talks about a boy who makes friends with a cat in the neighborhood and the problems this cat causes and how the boy handles it.

I really love the illustrations, the colors and the style. Looks like oils pastel and maybe acrylic paint? There is also watercolor. I love it. It is such a weet story about a boy making friends with two animals.

Not really a story but retelling of a child's day. Very realistic and relatable. The character is very clever!

Another of Ezra Jack Keats' tales of urban childhood. I really liked the interactions with the cat in this one -- the gentle humor and the kid's belief that the cat likes him.