Mittens, Where Is Max? (My First I Can Read Series)

by Lola M. Schaefer, Susan Kathleen Hartung (Illustrator)

Overview

Mittens the kitten and Max the dog show that playtime is best when shared with friends!

Mittens the kitten wants to play with his friend Max the dog. But where is Max? Mittens looks for all of the places where he can usually find Max, including the doghouse and near his food bowl.

But Max is nowhere to be found, until Mittens discovers that Max has been looking for Mittens, too!

This My First I Can Read Book is perfect for shared reading with toddlers and very young children. Basic language, word repetition, and whimsical illustrations make this book just right for the emergent reader.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061702266
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/25/2011
Series:	My First I Can Read Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	339,974
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.10(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Lola M. Schaefer is an educator, writer, and gardener, and the author of many acclaimed books for children about math, art, science, technology, animals, and nature. She uses shovels, hoes, rakes, and scissors when she works in her garden. Lola M. Schaefer grew up in Indiana, and now lives in northern Georgia.

In addition to illustrating the books about Mittens, Susan Kathleen Hartung has provided the art for numerous picture books, including One Leaf Rides the Wind by Celeste Davidson Mannis. She lives in Brooklyn, Michigan.

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 2—Bored, Mittens the cat sets off to find his friend Max the dog. He looks near the house where he lives, in the doghouse where he sleeps, and on the porch where he eats, but Max is nowhere to be found. When Mittens hears the squeaks of his toy and runs back home, he finds Max there, ready to play. With one or two easy sentences in large print per page, this charming story is one that beginning readers will enjoy again and again, and the warm illustrations carry the sweet and playful story line to its surprising ending.—Amy Commers, South St. Paul Public Library, MN

School Library Journal

PRAISE FOR Follow Me, Mittens: “A good offering for brand-new readers...delivers on all counts...just what an emerging reader needs.”— — Kirkus Reviews

PRAISE FOR Mittens: “The beautiful physical immediacy of the new pet story will draw emergent readers. Preschoolers will enjoy the kitten’s story, as they recognize how it feels to be a small creature in a giant world.”— — ALA Booklist

From the Publisher

PRAISE FOR Mittens: “The beautiful physical immediacy of the new pet story will draw emergent readers. Preschoolers will enjoy the kitten’s story, as they recognize how it feels to be a small creature in a giant world.”—

ALA Booklist