Kitten's First Full Moon

What a night!
The moon is full.
Kitten is hungry
and inquisitive
and brave
and fast
and persistent
and unlucky . . .
then lucky!
What a night!

Any child who has yearned for anything will understand how much Kitten wants that elusive bowl of milk. Readers will giggle as she tries to lick the faraway moon and gets a bug on her tongue, or leaps to catch it and falls down the stairs. In an effective refrain, the narrator repeats, "Still, there was the little bowl of milk, just waiting." The winning combination here is the simplicity and humor of the story, paired with gorgeous black-and-white illustrations with thick black lines (mirrored by the thick bold sans-serif font) and shades of grey that are as luminous as a moonlit night should be. Full-moon circles and ovals appear throughout the design: white circle full moons on the endpapers, elliptical flowers by the porch, white circles of firefly light, oval pads on Kitten's paws, and her big round eyes (especially when surprised and soaking wet). Children will love Kitten's quest and ensuing comedy of errors, but what they will love even more is that there's an actual bowl of milk waiting on the porch for Kitten. (Preschool) --Karin Snelson

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All Customer Reviews
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Great book!, 2008-12-29
Both my 3 and 5 year old daughters loved this book..kept wanting me to read it over and over again! The eyes on the kitten are absolutely adorable, and it's a great ending!


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My favorite bedtime book, 2008-09-27
I bought this before my daughter was born and enjoyed reading it to her while she was in utero. Now that she is 10 months old, I enjoy watching her try to grab the "bowl of milk" on the pages, just as Kitten does. This is a sweet book that we can enjoy again once she begins reading. Add this to your library!


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Like the artwork, not so sure about the story., 2008-08-03
Let me just say that I love the artwork here. I love the clean black-and-white, and the strong lines. I think it's very well-suited for this story.

Unfortunately, some aspects of the story... I'm not so thrilled with. I think that the kitten suffers more than enough on his quest (it gets almost painful for me to read). I also just don't find the story itself that interesting. My nieces haven't requested a re-read. *shrugs* Can't like every book, I guess. Good thing I checked this out from the library first!


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Report and Opinion by a 4th Grade Student, 2008-05-27
This is a fun book about a kitten that is not very smart. In the book Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes, Kitten sees her first full moon and thinks it is a bowl of milk. She really wants it, so she tries to get it in many different ways.
At first, Kitten is sitting on the porch and sees the full moon, which she thinks is a big bowl of milk. She wants "the bowl of milk" and starts trying to get it in many different ways. First, she tries licking it, but she only gets a bug. Yuck!!!! Then, she tries to get it by jumping, but tumbles down the porch stairs, bumping her legs, nose, ears, head, and tail on the way down. Second, she tries chasing it over the sidewalk, in the field, and in the garden by the pond. Third, she tries to get it by climbing up a tree, but does not succeed.
From the top of the tree, Kitten sees a big bowl of milk in the middle of the lake (actually, the moon's reflection). Then she jumps in to try and get it, but all that happens is she gets wet. When she went home it was to find a real bowl of milk waiting for her on the porch. YAY!
I enjoyed this book because the pictures were beautiful and the words were small. The pictures were detailed and fit in with the story. I also liked the pictures because they were black and white. The text was great because it was not too much to read. I also enjoyed how naïve the kitten was because she thought the moon was a bowl of milk. I would recommend this book to younger people who like pictures more than letters!!!!!


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Sophia's Favorite Book, 2008-04-10
This is the best book in the history of books!!! The first time I read it, I started reading it to my 3-year-old brother Diego who kept yelling,"Marshmallow" in the middle of the story! I know everyone will love it as much as I do. That's why I give it 5 stars. I am going to read it again right now.

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