

It is the world we know but not as we know it. Mary shares the picture book THEY ALL SAW A CAT by Brendan Wenzel, read with permission from Chronicle Books.You can find THEY ALL SAW A CAT:From Skokie. Brendan’s latest book, A Stone Sat Still, offers a gorgeous exploration of perspective and time. He’s the creator of the Caldecott Honor book They All Saw a Cat, Hello Hello, and has illustrated a number of other picture books focused on animals and nature. Author: Brendan Wenzel, Illustrator: John Lithgow. BRENDAN WENZEL is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator. The experience is something like the seeing an image of a garden imagined from the perspective of an insect. Instantly access They All Saw a Cat plus over 40,000 of the best books & videos for kids. Wenzel’s wonderful illustrations invite the reader into the eye of other animals. Bats recognise the cat through echolocation. A worm underground senses the cat through vibrations in the soil. Does a cat look the way we see it? As this book demonstrates, animals all perceive the world in different ways.Ī dog sees the cat as a nuisance, the mouse sees the cat as danger, and a fox sees the cat as prey (or certainly an easy target). They All Saw A Cat works along similar lines, with the text and the illustrations working together to challenge the reader to think more deeply about things that they take for granted. A Stone Sat Still stands out among the picture books I have reviewed for its apparently simple language and abstract themes. Wil Turner 3. It is as simple – and as complex – as that.īrendan Wenzel’s work is always mind-blowing. 'They All Saw a Cat' by Brendan Wenzel - Mr. They All Saw A Cat New York Times bestseller and 2017 Caldecott Medal and Honor Book The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws. Along the way it greets a child and a mouse and fox and all kinds of other creatures. They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel Chronicle Books 25.6K subscribers Subscribe 38K views 7 years ago Available for purchase at: 'The cat walked.
