Niente baci per la mamma

This is my favorite children's book of all time. Piper Paw is a seriously frustrated pre-teen kitten. He loves his mom (well, doesn't everyone, deep down?), but is sick to death of her overprotective ways. Can't she see that he plays on the football team and has already started smoking? What's wrong Leggi tutto

I have a real soft spot in my heart for willful kitties - which is to say, of course, cats in general - so this tale of Piper Paw, a boisterous young boy-cat who finds his mother's affectionate caresses more than a little distressing, really tickled my funny bone! Jolted out of a pleasant dream, in

I didn’t like the corporal punishment, fighting, cigar included in a young children’s book. It will certainly resonate with those kids who are at that age when a public display of affection by a parent elicits horror and I think some of these kids might enjoy this book. I wasn’t wowed by the picture Leggi tutto

Quite a good take on the theme of growing up which comes with a desire for independence and the establishment of nee boundaries between children and parents. The ending is bittersweet because after having a public crisis and getting slapped by his mother, the little cat goes to buy her flowers and t Leggi tutto

Lo leí porque me encontré un artículo en el que nombraban libros que no gustaban a los padres pero fascinaban a los niños y toda la razón, es un libro divertidísimo y encantador que alejará a los padres más rancios 😋

Ns si és per la traducció, però no m'he cregut gens els diàlegs amb la mare i, en conseqüència, la seva relació. Potser és perquè aquesta nit he dormit poc, però se m'ha fet pesadot. Un gat que és dolent, però tampoc tant, o almenys no es relata. Un tiu que no vol petons, però per que? Ai ns, no he Leggi tutto