Cat and Dog: A Tale of Opposites

(Hardback)

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Age range 3 to 6

Cat and Dog are not the same, in fact they are very different and the perfect subjects for a tale of opposites.

Enjoy their adventures as they fight and play, chase and hide, in an escapade that includes some special high-drama storytelling in the illustrations of this deceptively simple book. Tullio Corda depicts a relationship that is familiar to us all and provides a clever surprise ending. A truly relatable tale in just 32 words!

Reviews

"The companionable relationship between a canine and a feline iscleverly communicated through skillful visual storytelling."Publishers Weekly

"The dog and cat characters are perfect foils for this story, with a happy ending that leaves the audience wanting more. . . a wonderful story and charming as well." School Library Journal

Concepts never made me laugh this hard. An orange cat and blue dog illustrate opposites in the most hilarious of ways as they go through a day of waking up, chasing one another, getting into trouble, and being friendsA perfect combination of words and illustration, and a concept book that tells a cohesive story. Momreadit.com

The faces of Cat and Dog speak volumes in this ode to opposites that packs piles of expressive storytelling into its spare pages." The Virginian-Pilot

The perfect book to introduce or reinforce antonyms to kids. Beaglesandbooks.com

Telling a story with only 32 words seems nearly impossible but Tullio Corda has done it."SincerelyStacie.com

"Employing a simple palette of vivid oranges and bright blues which expands to include yellow and green, the illustrations implicitly extend beyond the page, drawing us into the action, and leaving visual clues as to what to expect next. . . a good choice if you are looking to share a story with younger children of different ages." World Kid Lit

Author Bio

• Special Launch Advance Reviewer Mailing (with RCP totes)
• Social Media Pre-sales Campaign (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
• Social Media Paid-Advertising Campaign (still, animated, and video on Facebook)
• Special VIP Mailing to key social media influencers, teachers, bookstores, and librarians
• Trade advertising in PW including inclusion in a page in the Children's Announcement Issue (7/19)
• Amazon.com advertising
• Featured title on TeachingBooks.net
• Featured title at SLJ Picture Book Palooza Virtual Conference, July 15th 2021
• Featured title at NAEYC 2021 Virtual Conference, November 17th-20th 2021
• Activity/Resource Guide
• Publicity outreach (Blue Slip Media)
• Inclusion in Red Comet Press Launch Publicity (PW Children's Newsletter feature, Shelf Awareness, Fuse#8 Blog interview/School Library Journal, ReadingRockets.org interview/WETA(PBS Kids), Publishing Talks podcast interview, WorldKitLit interview