Review of Don’t Ask Cat

by Shoshana Flax
Jun 28, 2024 | Filed in Book Reviews

Emile and the FieldDon’t Ask Cat
by Maryann Cocca-Leffler; illus. by the author
Preschool, Primary    Albert Whitman    32 pp.
3/24    9780807517031    $18.99

Cat is a little too honest with friends, resulting in some hurt feelings, until straightforward feedback gets him to consider his words. The message is clear in this heartfelt story, and cheerful illustrations add to its humor.

From the ">January 2024 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

Shoshana Flax
Shoshana Flax

Shoshana Flax, associate editor of The Horn Book Magazine, is a former bookseller and holds an MFA in Writing for Children from Simmons University. She has served on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award and Sydney Taylor Book Award committees.

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