They All Saw A Cat
Ratings15
Average rating4
Loved the premise of this book, the first of such I've read. So creative in conveying a simple universal truth. They all saw a cat, but the cat they all saw looked a little different because their eyes and perspectives are all different. Illustrations were on point.
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My Rating System:
5⭐️: Excellent book AND influenced a change in my views
4.5⭐️: Excellent read
4⭐️: Great read, will recommend
3.5⭐️: Enjoyable read but missing something that will make it great
3⭐️: An okay read that I didn't regret spending time on it
2⭐️: Didn't enjoy
1⭐️: Didn't enjoy and had serious issues. Will suggest to avoid.
Rating: 5 leaves out of 5
Characters: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Genre: Children
Type: Book
Worth?: Yes
This is one of my parenting agenda books, like the anti-racist baby one and the “how to be a good Buddha baby” one. This is basically Buddhist. It's basically Plato's cave. Or Rashomon. It's telling a VERY IMPORTANT LESSON. Aka reality is in the eye of the beholder.
Anyway, my kid finds it completely boring. I will keep trying!! You will learn this lesson, child!!!
Книга получила какую-то эпичную медаль (отлили прямо на обложке), но честно говоря, на мой взгляд прямо вот медаль — ту мач (if you know what I mean). Идея интересная — показать как кота (в данном случае) видят все остальные. Например, птица видит его с высоты птичьего полета, рыба видит через толщу воды, мышке кот видится ужасным чудовищем и так далее. Соотв., меняется внешний вид кота и иногда стилистика рисунка. Но текст слабый. Всего, наверное 30 разных слов. На скидках можно взять )
Adorable children's book about the nature of perspective and perception. :-)
Would be interesting if this won Caldecott, as it plays with convention in both material and perspective.
