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Nominated for the South Carolina Picture Book AwardA School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year "A marvelous debut...Sometimes it takes the right nudge to fall in love with books." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "This quirky tale filled with subtle humor makes a fun read-aloud, especially for cat lovers, literacy lovers, or anyone looking for a great story." --School Library Journal (starred review) Its not easy to teach a cat to read, but one boy tries to anyway in this sweet and silly picture book debut that captures the challenges and rewards of learning to read.Nick loves to read books--and he loves to play with his cats, Verne and Stevenson. So naturally Nick decides its a great idea to teach his cats to read. But Verne and Stevenson dont appreciate when Nick wakes them up with a flashcard that says NAP. Nick finally piques Vernes interest with words like MOUSE and FISH. But not Stevensons. While Nick and Verne go to the library, Stevenson hides under the porch. Will Nick ever find a way to share his love of reading with his feline friends?
About the Author
Curtis Manley grew up in western Pennsylvania and then lived in Ohio, Arizona, California, Arizona (again!) , and North Carolina before moving to the Seattle area of Washington state. He knows that books are doors to special places that you can't always get to on your own, whether across the country, on the other side of the world, far back in time, or way out in space.His first picture book, THE SUMMER NICK TAUGHT HIS CATS TO READ, is a light-hearted look at what goes wrong when a young boy tries to share his love of books with his two cats, Verne and Stevenson. In the end, they learn that finding just the right book can make all the difference.Combining real facts into fictional stories that entertain is Curtis' favorite way of making the Universe a little more understandable. His interests include birds, bugs, and mammals; trees; tornadoes and volcanoes; planets, moons and asteroids; haiku; and software--and if he's lucky you will see books that include one or more of those topics in the future...
