This is Wenzel’s first book as both illustrator and writer, and it’s marvelous-no matter how you look at it. Yes, they all saw the cat”) creates a powerful, rhythmic juxtaposition between word and image, and inventively varied renderings showcase a versatile, original talent at work, in media ranging from collage to pencil and watercolor. If you need a book that teaches point of view, A PERFECT DAY is, well, just perfect In A PERFECT DAY, a cat, a dog, a chickadee and a squirrel are lazing around outside, enjoying the things that comprise their perfect days: the warm sun, flowers, a wading pool, some extra bird seed, and a corn cob. The simple text (“the skunk saw a cat, and the worm saw a cat, and the bat saw a cat. And a bee sees a collection of multicolored dots-a pointillist pussycat. A mouse cowers before the dragonlike creature of horror that bounds out of a blood-red background with blazing yellow eyes. But a flea sees a vast forest of dense hair to conquer. To a child, the cat looks like a pet: affectionate, big eyed, and adorable. What those features add up to depends on the eyes of the beholder, not to mention scale relationships, instincts, and history. Goodreads Rating (as of June 2022) 4.“ The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws,” writes Wenzel ( Beastly Babies) at the opening of this perspective-broadening picture book.
'An ingenious idea, gorgeously realized.'- Shelf Awareness for Readers, starred review 'Along with inviting more reflective viewers to ruminate about perception and subjectivity, the cat's perambulations offer elemental visual delights.- Kirkus Reviews 'A stunning example of the art of weaving poetry and illustrations into an inextricable whole gracefully pulling the reader into a world where an ordinary insight becomes something beautiful, delightful and profound.-Tom Lichtenheld, illustrator of the New York Times Bestsellers Duck! Rabbit!, Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and I Wish You More. But is it really a story about the cat, or is it about the creatures who see it? Reviews Yes, they all saw the cat.' In simple, rhythmic prose and ingeniously stylized pictures, Brendan Wenzel takes young readers on a walk alongside a cat. and the child saw A CAT, and the dog saw A CAT, and the fox saw A CAT. The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears and paws.
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