The Cat on the Mat Is Flat

by Griffiths, Andy; Denton, Terry

• ISBN13: 9780312367879
• ISBN10: 0312367872
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-08-21
• Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Summary

Muck?! Uck! YUCK! Is it just bad luckwhen the truck of a duckgets stuck in the muck? Nine silly rhymes,and a pig that slimes,from a writer voted BESTby The New York Times! WARNING:This book may self-destruct if used to teach a lesson. '...The rat chased the cat.The rat chased the cat with the baseball bat.Around and aroundand around the matthe rat chased the cat with the baseball bat, until...KERSPLAT!Never again did that cat chase the rat-the cat was much too flat for that.'

Author Biography

Andy Griffiths is The New York Times bestselling author of THE DAY MY BUTT WENT PSYCHO!, ZOMBIE BUTTS FROM URANUS!, and BUTT WARS! THE FINAL CONFLICT, as well as the hugely popular JUST! books.  He is a big fan of Dr. Seuss and of cauliflower.

Terry Denton is known for his humorous illustration style and has worked with Andy on the JUST! books among others.  He lives by the sea in Australia with his wife, three kids, and a pop-up toaster that only toasts on one side.

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Praise for The Cat on the Mat is Flat:

“Imagine the outcome if Dr. Seuss, Dav Pilkey, and Lane Smith were locked in a room until they came up with a book for beginning or reluctant readers. These nine rhyming stories have action galore, plenty of dialogue, and ample pen-and-ink illustrations, all wrapped up in humor . . . Even young people who are struggling to get the hang of reading may happily handle all 176 crazy pages.” —School Library Journal

“Griffiths’s innovative book for beginning readers collects nine short, intentionally silly snippets propelled by kid-pleasing, tongue-tripping verse . . . Denton’s edgy, stick-figure-filled sketches enhance the zaniness factor and the offbeat, ironic humor.” —Publishers Weekly

“Take one part Dr. Seuss, one part Edward Lear, place in a blender with a dash of Dav Pilkey and a bit of Cartoon Network juice . . . meant to be read as pure joy. It's a piece of candy eaten in secret between meals.” —The Excelsior File (blog)

“Definitely not your parents’ easy reader, but perfect for fans of Lane Smith’s Happy Hockey Family.” —Kirkus Reviews

“This collection of stories is fun albeit with a touch of mayhem . . . This is a good book for beginning readers, in the same vein as The Cat in the Hat and The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. It will likely spark a new rhyming nation of happy youngsters, some of whom will grow up to write their generation’s outrageously funny advertising jingles . . . Any beginning reader will find it charmingly slapstick and fun.” —Armchair Interviews