A fun and interactive adventure (with cutout surprises on almost every page!) that explores counting and colors…
Mister Kitty is missing somewhere inside this book! Will you help us find him? Join the hunt for five yellow spots, four orange paws, three purple bells, and more. A surprise after each page leads up to the BIGGEST twist of all at the end!
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Meet the Creator
Discussion Questions
How many times did the dog bark on each page? Does the number of barks match the number of objects to catch?
What do you notice about the girl’s facial expressions and body language? How is she feeling?
What do you notice about the background color behind the girl on each page?
Describe the dog in the same detail Mr. Kitty was described.
Book Activities
Early math skills:
Counting to 5
Counting backward from 5 to 1
One-to-one correspondence
Identifying numbers & colors
Early literacy skills:
Recognizing punctuation
Identifying character’s emotions & feelings
Expressing thoughts orally
Predicting & inferring
Count things around you! What color are those things? Do you have two green eyes? Do you have a pet with two orange fins, four white paws, or one black nose?
Design your own pet! Make a list of body parts, then roll a die to decide how many of each body part your pet should have (Ex: rolling 3 = three eyes; 6 = six legs, etc.) Draw a picture of your new pet!
Five Row Fill-in
Row 1: How many spots were there? What color were they? Draw & color the spots in row 1.
Repeat for each row: 4 orange paws, 3 purple bells, 2 green eyes, 1 pink nose
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