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“So she went back home-and there was a great big bowl of milk on the porch, just waiting for her. Lucky Kitten!“

Children of any age would love this book and the simple illustrations of a young kitten exploring.

Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes, 2004. Caldecott Award Winning Book. This is a very cute, simple story about a kitten who desperately wants to get a bowl of milk in the sky, not realizing that it is a full moon. The illustration shows an adorable kitten jumping, falling, and exploring the world around her to get to the “bowl of milk“. The illustrations are black and white and look like pencils.

She leaped with all her might...poor kitten she was wet and sad and tired and hungry.

Kitten is trying to get her bowl of milk throughout the whole story and still cannot find her bowl of milk. She keeps getting closer but can never catch it!

In this story it is kittens first full moon. The kitten finds a bowl waiting just for her. And is chasing it throughout the story.

Cute story for children to learn a little more about the sky.

“Kitten thought that surely that big bowl of milk was waiting just for her. “

One night, a kitten looks up at the sky and sees a full bowl of milk. The kitten goes on an adventure to drink from the bowl of milk. She finds herself at a pond where she thinks she will get milk only to find out it is not milk it is the moon.

Kitten was looking for a bowl of milk. But what she saw was a big, round, glowing moon.” This quote captures Kitten‘s initial confusion and sets the stage for her delightful adventure.

I would use this book in my classroom to introduce ideas of determination and persistence.

Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes was published in 2004 and won the Caldecott Honor. The illustrations were very simple and cute in black and white. The book portrays themes of determination and persistence.

“Kitten saw a great big bowl of milk in the sky. And she wanted it.”

I would possibly read this to younger grades but ultimately find this story best for preschool age children, based on experience reading it to preschoolers. It lacks any meaningful messages but non the less is a good read for entertainment.

This book is an adorable tale of a little kitten who mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk and embarks on an adventure to reach it. The story is humorous to young child and sparks curiosity and boosts imagination.

“So she went back home-and there was a great big bowl of milk on the porch, just waiting for her. Lucky Kitten!“

Kitten's First Full Moon appeals to many ages, and the simple illustrations are very inviting.

In Kevin Henkes, 2004, Caldecott award winning book, Kitten's First Full Moon, this simple story details a kitten trying to desperately get a bowl of milk in the sky (which is the moon). The illustrations are black and white and look almost like pencil.

“So she went back home- and there was a greater big bowl of milk on the porch, just waiting for her.“

Children of any age would enjoy this silly, cute story.

Caldecott, 2014. Cute, simple story about a kitten who desperately wants to get a bowl of milk in the sky. He doesn't realize it is a full moon. The illustrations show the kitten exploring the world around her to get the bowl of milk. The illustrations are black and white and what looks like pencil.

I would use this book to teach my students about reflections

Cute story with good illustrations. I liked how the moon was seen as a bowl of milk

“So she went back home—and there was a great big bowl of milk on the porch, just waiting for her. Lucky Kitten!”

Children of any age would love this book and the simple illustrations of a young kitten exploring.

Kitten‘s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes, 2004. Caldecott Award Winning Book. This is a very cute, simply story about a kitten who desperately wants to get to a bowl of milk in the sky, not realizing that it is a full moon. The illustration shows an adorable kitten jumping, falling, and exploring the world around her to get to the “bowl of milk”. The illustrations are black and white and look like pencil.

Still, there was the little bowl of milk, just waiting.

The kitten is a role model for children reading the story. She takes chances, never gives up, tries out different strategies, and does not get down on herself.

Kitten's First Full Moon is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes. It was 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. It 2005 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations. The book is heart warming and would be perfect for children with cats. The illustrations are black and white but convey the story very well.

“So she raced down the tree and raced through the grass and raced to the edge of the pond. She leapedwith all her might— Poor Kitten!”

This book is great for the classroom to explain that it is okay to make mistakes, it is just me of the was we learn.

Kitten‘s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes was published in 2004 and awarded The Caldecott Metal in 2005. This picture book is about a kitten that is starving and is just trying to get to their bowl of milk. Little does the kitten know that the bowl of milk they have been chasing all night is the moon. Once the kitten realizes she heads back home and there is a bowl of milk waiting.

“Still, there was the little bowl of milk, just waiting.“ I find this line so silly because it really isn't a bowl of milk.

This book is silly to read but can also allot for a deeper feelings about perseverance. I think this would really good to read when students may be feeling hopeless.

Kitten‘s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes. Picture Book. 2004. Fiction and Children's Literature. Caldecott Award Winning book. This is a wonderful book to read with a class when talking about perseverance and to not give up if you want something. The value of this book depicts the feelings of the kitten through the black and white features and the deep shading.

“Still, there was the little bowl of milk, just waiting”

I think this is a humorous book for children. I love that the author and illustrator show and say many other things that may look like a bowl of milk. To add to that, the ending was also great.

“So she went back home- and there was a great big bowl of milk on the porch, just waiting for her.“

A super cute and fun story about Kitten, the main character and how they mistake the full moon for a bowl of milk! Kitten finds a surprise at the end of the story!

Kitten's First Full Moon was written by Kevin Henkes. This book won a Caldecott Award in 2005. I thought that this story was super cute! I really enjoyed the illustrations; especially how they were in black and white. This story was about how Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl and milk. Throughout the story, Kitten tries to find this bowl of milk- but at the end Kitten actually does!

Kitten‘s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes published in 2004 is a great Kindergarten or 1st grade book! It is about a kitten‘s first experience with the moon. The adventure the kitten goes on is great for igniting children‘s imagination. This book received the Caldecott award, which is justifiable because the illustrations are exquisite throughout the whole book. It is a great read for children!

A kitten sees it‘s first full moon and thinks it‘s a bowl of milk. He goes out to try to get to “the bowl of milk” and does not succeed. He sees the reflection in the pond and falls in trying to get to the milk. He ends up wet, hungry, and sad. When he gets home there is a bowl of milk waiting and he is happy. It won the Caldecott award for pictures and was published in 2004. The genre is fiction and it is written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes.

It's the second book I found for my friend at Barnes & Noble.

We both love cats, so it would be hard to resist such a cute little story. I liked the humor too.

#littensdressedinblood #fullmoon

The full moon the other night was beautiful, glad I caught a glimpse. Henkes is a favorite and I love this black and white one.

This modern fantasy Caldecott winner follows the story if a little kitten upon a full moon. She finds a big bowl of milk but can‘t reach! Students will root for her happy ending as she strives for the bowl of milk. This sweet story would be a great opportunity for some storytelling! #ucflae3414sp21

This sweet F Caldecott winning picture book is about a kitten who sees the moon and thinks that it is a bowl of milk. She spends her evening chasing the great bowl of milk in the sky but cannot reach it. After she gets back home, she finds her very own bowl of milk waiting for her on the porch. This is cute story with simple writing and would be great for younger emergent readers with GR.

Review: Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes, 2004, is a Caldecott Winner about a kitten who thinks the moon is a bowl of milk. It has little text and large type, with luminescent pictures that bring it to life.
Blurb: I would use this in my classroom as a read aloud with children. Especially if children in the room had expressed interest in cats!
Quote: “still, there was the little bowl of milk, just waiting“

It was kitten's first full moon. When she saw it, she thought, there's a little bowl of milk in the sky, and she wanted it.