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K-3My First I Can Read Book series.
Illustrated by
Susan Kathleen Hartung.
Left alone in the classroom, Mittens the cat gets into mischief while waiting to be his owner's show-and-tell. Accessible vocabulary and pleasant illustrations make this latest entry in the series attractive to beginning readers. They will likely understand Mittens's need for "something to do" and enjoy his antics--not to mention the noises that accompany each mishap: "CRASH!" "SLAM!" "BAM!"