“Black cat. /Gray cat. /Rich cat. /Stray cat.” begins the oh-so-familiar tale. “Slinky cat. /Stinky cat. /Silly cat. /Chilly cat.” A large font with only two to four words per page will ensure that the earliest readers can experience success in reading. As the text progresses, the cats hurry to a meeting place: “All these cats, they like one thing. /All these cats, they like to . . . ” With a turn of the page, emergent readers will be rewarded with having predicted the next word: “Sing.” The vibrant illustrations have a coloring-book feel, but the cats are nevertheless adorable. Full of energy, the pictures add touches of conflict, like when the white cat stands in front of a freshly painted fence and becomes a green cat. A cellist practicing on a balcony has to compete with the yowling cats, but much to the musician’s chagrin, one of the cats has the last word. This amusing addition to the Step into Reading series is sure to tickle readers’ funny bones. Preschool-Grade 1. --Patricia Austin --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

兰登书屋出版社出版的Step into Reading分级阅读系列，致力于为孩子们创造最成功的阅读体验。这套系列丛书热销二十五年，全系列主要共分为1-5个级别（另增加了导读与独立阅读两个系列），每页包含2-60个单词，适合学龄前儿童至小学生阅读。整套系列都是原汁原味的英语原版图书，书中用词地道，词汇丰富，插画漂亮，有助于改善孩子的英语阅读能力。本系列书籍的内容包罗万象，有图画书、数学、经典童话故事、励志故事和科普类等。