Kitten's First Full Moon: A Caldecott Award Winner – The Beloved Classic About a Brave Kitten and the Moon

Cute story, the pictures are all black and white. Baby seems to enjoy it. Glad it came in board book format for durability.

This is the sweetest book. The board book style is great for toddlers 2-3 years old. Very sturdy with beautiful illustrations. It’s great classic.

Cute story of an adventure of a cat's first full moon! The pictures are all black and white. It is a good read!

Small kids will be mildly anxious then relieved that the kitten gets his bowl of milk in the end. For the very young, the book is printed on heavy, layered cardstock, more than an 1/8 inch thick for each page, so read it every night, it will last through several siblings The prose is very simple and short with repetitions to help beginning readers to easily associate sounds to word shape as well as encouraging the narrator to use a sing song voice. Studies show that babies learn language faster when spoken to in simplified "baby talk" so a nightly story as simple as this one is a great book for 1-2 year old while older siblings may learn what the word "milk" looks like. It is black and white throughout, just like our vision at night but the drawings were detailed enough to still be interesting. Somehow, without the stimulation of bright colors, the book seems even more restful, making it an excellent bedtime wind-down.

As a former early childhood teacher and later professor, I used this book with many small children. It is a sweet story and the art is extraordinar. Parents, look for Caldecott (early childhood) and Newbery (older children) winners for highly recommended children's literature.

Sweet story, A little longer than I expected, but not too long for a three year-old attention span. Easy to understand. Captivating illustrations all done and gray and white. Well Worth the time and the money.

This book is great. I first bought it in 2017 for my own daughter and recently as a gift for a new baby. The 2017 board book is of better quality (thicker boards) and has held up really well. The 2020 purchase is much thinner and you can bend the boards. Since it is going with a baby shower gift, I know it will last for a few years, but I expect the 2017 book to last longer than the one just purchased. BUT - but... this is a great story and very cute for all genders.

This is my daughter's favorite book. At 8 months old my daughter's three most favorite things were kitty, milky and the moon-- so this book was an instant hit. I worried that black and white would be boring for her, but the illustrations are so beautiful and full of contrast our entire family loves to read it and look at it, day after day. The book is an adventure type, so reading it is never dull. She is 23 months now and remembers the words in the book and acts out each scene. Super cute! As an additional bonus, this book helped me wean her at 21 months. Prior to weaning, this has been a book that was read prior to her passionate and highly anticipated -- evening mama milky sessions. Kitty is her hero, so realization that he/she is drinking from the bowl, has drastically changed her motivation. She went from wanting, what was familiar to wanting what was cool. After attempting to drink from the soup bowl she moved on to the very tall bowl --cup. Highly recommended and surprised this book doesn't have 400 or more five star reviews.