An endearing message of patience and love mixed with a big dose of humor for young children. 

Author Charles Ghigna (Father Goose®) masterfully encourages young children to build reading comprehension skills and to gain confidence in this humorous look at a special bond between a girl and her beloved cat. 

This beginning reader, through simple language and short sentences, captures the laughter and joy of watching a sweet, patient child trying to teach her cat to do tricks. The lovable, stubborn, lazy pet cat, on the other hand, just wants to nap all day and refuses her attempts to play fetch, or to sit, shake, roll over, or do any other tricks that a dog would do.

And just when the reader thinks the cat will finally get his nap, a clever twist of irony will have children laughing hysterically. The girl finally gives up and asks the cat to stay, and that’s when he finally gets up—and runs away!

Subtle humor, sight words, and lots of repetition make this a unique and fun first independent reading book.

[AuthorName]By Charles Ghigna and Illustrated by Michelle Hazelwood Hyde[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Charles Ghigna—Father Goose®—lives in a treehouse in the middle of Alabama. He is the author of more than 100 books, including A Poem Is a Firefly and Love Is Everything, and also has written more than 5,000 poems for children and adults. Visit his website at FatherGoose.com.
Michelle Hazelwood Hyde is a freelance illustrator from Philadelphia. She has illustrated a dozen children’s books, including A Poem Is a Firefly, and her work appears in numerous magazines and newspapers. For more information, visit her website at MichelleHazelwood.com.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]17 color images[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern]17 color images[/ColorPattern]