Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour the Tea
November 11, 2014 - Comment
“The gentle, affecting first volume introduces elderly Mr. Putter, who decides that a cat will keep him from feeling lonely. Rylant’s texts reflect admirable concern for brevity and meticulous consideration of every word. They are in perfect sync with Howard’s expressive sketches, which slip abundant visual jokes into sunny, transparent watercolors and gouaches, and fluid
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A Beautiful Story of Companionship The Mr. Putter and Tabby series are the sort of books that I would have loved to have when I was a beginning reader. I know that I would have read them over and over again to no end, even once they began to fall apart from constant use. That’s why I am so glad that Mr. Putter and Tabby are around now while my youngest brother is learning to read. The non-repetitious, non-rhyming storytelling contained within the books makes them a pleasure to read continually, unlike many other easy-reader…
YOU WILL HAVE TO SEARCH FAR AND WIDE TO FIND BETTER THAN THIS! It would be extremely difficult to find a better first reader than any of the twenty some books in the Mr. Putter and Tabby series. It would be even more difficult to find anything to criticize in any of these books. Now I realize that nothing is perfect and if you look long enough and are one of those unfortunate individuals who by nature try to find fault at all cost, you may be able to come up with something, but for the life of me I cannot figure out what it could possibly be…
A tale that pulls on the heartstrings 0