Cat Likes Red (I Like to Read)

by Christopher Russo (Author)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: I Like to Read

Cat learns colors and meets new friends! This Level C book is perfect for kindergarteners to read on their own.

Cat likes red.
Red is nice.
Cat likes yellow.
Yellow is nice.

Cat meets a red ladybug. Turn the page: Cat and Cat's new friend are outdoors in an all-red scene, chock full of details. Cat meets more friends--including a green lizard, a blue fish, and a yellow bee.

Your new reader will build skills, gain confidence, and have fun too!

This book has been officially leveled by using the F & P Text Level Gradient(TM) Leveling System. For readers who've mastered basic sight words, Level C books feature slightly longer sentences and a wider range of high-frequency words than Level B books. Level C books are suitable for mid-to-late kindergarten readers. When Level C is mastered, follow up with Level D.

I Like to Read: The award-winning I Like to Read series features guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas & Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors--create original, high-quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read again and again with their parents, teachers or on their own!

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Kirkus

Comics creator Russo's first children's book makes good use of his expressive character-design skills. . . . A colorful start for beginning readers.

School Library Journal

Starred Review

PreS-K--A curious kitten is ready to explore, following a mysterious path that leads from one color to the next. Red, green, orange, and more all become part of Cat's journey, each color filling the backdrop of specific scenes along the way. With each hue also comes a new companion, and the resulting collection of creatures represents a living rainbow. This guided reading story is perfect for emerging readers who are beginning to become comfortable navigating books on their own. Repetitive phrasing enhances readers' confidence as they practice recognizing the pattern and delivery of this story. The first time a color is written, it is also shown in its corresponding color, which gives readers important textual evidence to support their continued learning. Detailed illustrations reinforce readers' understanding of the colors depicted, while also encouraging careful consideration of each image. Observing the individual elements of each scene gives children the ability to take a break from reading to refresh themselves before moving onto the subsequent line of text. Though simple in plot, the overall design of this book is meant to provide a foundation of success for newer readers. Newly independent readers will enjoy the straightforward story in this book, as well as the attention-grabbing illustrations. VERDICT A highly recommended addition to library collections for beginning readers.--Mary Lanni, Douglas County Lib., CO

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Christopher Russo
Christopher Russo has participated in juried exhibitions including MoCCA (Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art) Fest, RIPE (Rhode Island Print Expo), and MICE (Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo), where he has exhibited and sold original comics, prints, posters, and merchandise. He has created black and white interior illustrations for two novels, The Naked Mole Rat Chronicles by Mary Amato and Kevin Keeps Up by Ann Whitehead Nagda. Christopher holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Design Communications from Pratt Institute.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780823451258
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
C
Publisher
Holiday House
Publication date
April 05, 2022
Series
I Like to Read
BISAC categories
JUV002050 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Cats
JUV009020 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Colors
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
Library of Congress categories
Cats
Animals
Color

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