About this item
Geisel-medalist Ethan Long s newest easy reader is for true beginners, offering laughs, a lovable and patient cat, and the simplest vocabulary possible. Two rowdy siblings love playing with their oversized kitty. They wake him up from a nap so he can fly and dance around the room while being smothered with hugs. But as Big Cat endures his final humiliation being dressed in a wig, hat, and high heels it s apparent that despite the discomfort, Big Cat loves his family. Long s long-suffering, big-bellied, feline is sure to charm readers. His understated text and hilarious characters with looney expressions will have readers rolling on the ground.
About the Author
Ethan Long is a popular and internationally recognized children's book author and illustrator with over 100 titles to his credit, which include Fright Club, Tickle the Duck, One Drowsy Dragon, Big Cat, My Dad My Hero, Chamelia and the New Kid in Class, and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winning, Up, Tall and High!. He is also the illustrator of the board books for the best-selling picture book series Good Night, Good Night, Construction Site, written by Sherry Duskey Rinker, and the wildly successful Stick Dog and Stick Cat series, both written by Tom Watson.In the television world, he is the creator and executive producer of the Emmy-Nominated animated preschool series Tasty Time With Zefronk, which aired daily on The Disney Channel and Disney Junior from 2008-2016. His Scribbles and Ink and Chamelia picture books are in development for television with WGBH and Technicolor France, respectively.Born and raised in Central Pennsylvania, his childhood memories serve as inspiration for many of his ideas, drawings and stories. Since graduating in 1991 from Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, Ethan has spent most of his days doing his three favorite things - creating art, writing stories and making people laugh. He currently lives with his family in beautiful and sunny Orlando, Florida, USAFor Ethan's full story, visit ethanlong.com!
