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On sale Dec 04, 2018 | 7 Minutes | 9780525594994
| Preschool - 2
Simon is a very old cat.  He has had a wonderful life chasing butterflies, eating houseplants, and even playing the piano.  His family adores him and they do everything they can to keep him comfortable.  Now that he is old, Simon feels useless.  Then one day his family drops something small and soft on his tummy-a tiny kitten!  There is so much the kitten needs to learn about the world, and Simon is happy to teach him. Suddenly Simon has a lot to do!
Best known for her Skippyjon Jones series, Judy Schachner has illustrated many of her own stories, including the much-loved Grannyman and its companion book, Bits & Pieces. A #1 New York Times BestsellerJudy is also known for her spirited reading of the Skippyjon stories, for which she won the first E. B. White Read Aloud Award. She lives in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. View titles by Judy Schachner
"This story...is a pleasure from the ends of its whiskers to the tip of its tail." -Publishers Weekly

"Schachner's warm, emotional, text is echoed in her softly colored illustrations.  An endearingly sentimental tale." -School Library Journal

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Simon is a very old cat.  He has had a wonderful life chasing butterflies, eating houseplants, and even playing the piano.  His family adores him and they do everything they can to keep him comfortable.  Now that he is old, Simon feels useless.  Then one day his family drops something small and soft on his tummy-a tiny kitten!  There is so much the kitten needs to learn about the world, and Simon is happy to teach him. Suddenly Simon has a lot to do!

Author

Best known for her Skippyjon Jones series, Judy Schachner has illustrated many of her own stories, including the much-loved Grannyman and its companion book, Bits & Pieces. A #1 New York Times BestsellerJudy is also known for her spirited reading of the Skippyjon stories, for which she won the first E. B. White Read Aloud Award. She lives in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. View titles by Judy Schachner

Praise

"This story...is a pleasure from the ends of its whiskers to the tip of its tail." -Publishers Weekly

"Schachner's warm, emotional, text is echoed in her softly colored illustrations.  An endearingly sentimental tale." -School Library Journal

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