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K-3
When Lee's cat--and bedtime playmate--disappears one night, he and his family search everywhere for her. To everyone's surprise, she returns weeks later with a litter of kittens. Well-chosen vocabulary and repetition of words, phrases, and sentence structure make the story a suitable choice for beginning readers. Cheerful illustrations provide effective visual reinforcement.