They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel

This is a simple, cute story about a cat walking through nature. Different animals spot the cat along the way and all of them feel differently when they see it. The story ends when the cat sees his own reflection. It’s a charming read-aloud that will spark great conversations with kids of all ages!

The illustrations are genius as they show how each animal feels when they look at the cat and use their sense of sight–just by showing the cat itself in a different way. There’s repetition, rhyme, and the illustrations spark great conversation about how perspectives affect our view of something. What a fun, thoughtful book!

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1. Why do you think the illustrator drew the cat in so many different ways?
2. How do you think the different animals feel about the cat?
3. How do we see things differently based on our own perspectives?