Cat Lady No. 242...Mouse Concentration

Cat Lady Dorthea thinks that Silvestri is the picture of perfect concentration when she's trying to understand the mysterious nature of her favorite mechanical mouse toy.

Dorthea also has a favorite mouse game. It's called Mouse Concentration and is played with a slightly different kind of mouse...give it a try! It comes to you courtesy of the very fun and interactive website of Jan Brett, a wonderful children's book author and illustrator.

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Cat Lady No. 239...Story Time

Classroom Cat Meemee Meowmeow always loves story time. That's when Cat Lady Teacher Ms. Lucy reads out loud from a storybook, pausing after each page to hold up the beautiful pictures so that the entire classroom can see.

Today's story is Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse, written and illustrated by Leo Lionni, about a real mouse and a mechanical wind-up mouse.

Here are two great book reviews, with illustrations.

The first review is by Scribbler, who "obsessively seeks out children's books of old" to share with her son and also sells vintage kids' books on Etsy:

Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse
Review #1

The second review is by Danielle K. who was 7 years old at the time of writing the review:

Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse
Review #2

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Just Listed! These three ACEO miniature watercolor paintings are now available in my Etsy Shop! Stop by and see what else is new...

Cat Lady No. 221...Impatience

[Editor's note: Due to an impending camp-out to view the Perseids meteor shower, where there is {{gasp}} no internet, I am doubling up on posts today...Don't miss Cat Ladies 219 and 220...]



Illustration Friday
(theme:
"impatience")






Tumalo Tabby's impatience grew considerably as Cat Lady Sophie continued to do nothing but laugh hysterically, forcing the frustrated feline to attempt reactivating the now motionless, strange, mouse-like creature with his very own paws...






The original ACEO watercolor illustration of Sophie and Tumalo is currently up for sale in my Etsy shop:
CAT AND MOUSE