Kitten's First Full Moon
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| Author | Kevin Henkes |
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| Illustrator | Kevin Henkes |
| Cover artist | Henkes |
| Country | United States |
| Genre | Children's book |
| Publisher | Greenwillow Books/Harper Collins Publishers |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Pages | 31 |
| ISBN | 0-06-058828-4 |
| OCLC | 52386414 |
| [E] 21 | |
| LC Class | PZ7.H389 Ki 2004 |
Kitten's First Full Moon is an American children's picture book written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes. Published in 2004, the book tells the story of a kitten who thinks the moon is a bowl of milk and tries many different attempts to drink it. Henkes won the 2005 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations.[1] The book is in black and white and typeset in sans-serif. The idea came from a line in another book by Henkes, "The cat thought the moon was a bowl of milk." Henkes gradually expanded on that for Kitten's First Full Moon.
Plot[edit]
One night, a hungry female kitten sees a full moon for the first time and thinks it's a bowl of milk. She stretches up to get it, only to get a bug on her tongue and fall down the stairs. She then chases it but doesn't get closer, so she climbs a tall tree, but still couldn't reach it. Kitten becomes scared but then sees the pond and thinks it's another bowl of milk, so she climbs down from the tree and jumps in. A tired, unhappy and hungry kitten returns home to find a bowl of milk sitting on the porch waiting for her, and a lucky kitten goes to sleep.
Awards and honors[edit]
In 2017, the American Booksellers Association inducted Kitten's First Full Moon into their Picture Book Hall of Fame.[2]
| Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Betty Ren Wright Children's Picture Book Award | Honorable Mention | [3] |
| 2005 | Caldecott Medal | Winner | [4] |
| Charlotte Zolotow Award | Winner | [5] | |
| Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award for Children's Picture Book | Winner | [6] |
References[edit]
- ^ American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present Archived 2011-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed 27 May 2009.
- ^ "Awards: Indies Choice; E.B. White Read-Aloud; Dylan Thomas". Shelf Awareness. 2017-05-11. Archived from the original on 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ "Contest History & Past Winners". Council for Wisconsin Writers. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ Clark, Larra; Morales, Macey (2005-01-17). "American Library Association announces award winners". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "Charlotte Zolotow Award (for Outstanding Writing in Picture Books)". Cooperative Children's Book Center. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ "First Midwest Booksellers' Choice Awards". Shelf Awareness. 2005-08-01. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
