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PICTURE BOOKS

Fischer, Hans

Pitschi

32 pp. | North-South | March, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7358-2278-8 $16.95
Reissue (1953, Harcourt)

(2) K-3 Translated by Marianne Martens. Pitschi, dissatisfied with being a kitten, decides in turn to be a rooster (but doesn't like cockfights), a goat (but doesn't want to be milked), and a duck (but nearly drowns). Fussed over and given a party, at last she is happy to be herself. Six-color lithographs capture the acrobatics and attitudes of cats and are replete with child-appealing details.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: October, 1953