![]() ![]() This is Wenzel’s first book as both illustrator and writer, and it’s marvelous-no matter how you look at it. Yes, they all saw the cat”) creates a powerful, rhythmic juxtaposition between word and image, and inventively varied renderings showcase a versatile, original talent at work, in media ranging from collage to pencil and watercolor. The simple text (“the skunk saw a cat, and the worm saw a cat, and the bat saw a cat. 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. ![]() And a bee sees a collection of multicolored dots-a pointillist pussycat. ![]() A mouse cowers before the dragonlike creature of horror that bounds out of a blood-red background with blazing yellow eyes. But a flea sees a vast forest of dense hair to conquer. To a child, the cat looks like a pet: affectionate, big eyed, and adorable. What those features add up to depends on the eyes of the beholder, not to mention scale relationships, instincts, and history. “ The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws,” writes Wenzel ( Beastly Babies) at the opening of this perspective-broadening picture book. ![]()
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