![]() ![]() An ardent conservationist, he is a proud collaborator with many organizations working to ensure the future of wild places and threatened species. This is Wenzel’s first book as both illustrator and writer, and it’s marvelous-no matter how you look at it. His debut picture book, They All Saw a Cat, was a New York Times bestseller and the recipient of a 2017 Caldecott Honor. ![]() Yes, they all saw the cat”) creates a powerful, rhythmic juxtaposition between word and image, and inventively varied renderings showcase a versatile, original talent at work, in media ranging from collage to pencil and watercolor. The simple text (“the skunk saw a cat, and the worm saw a cat, and the bat saw a cat. And a bee sees a collection of multicolored dots-a pointillist pussycat. A mouse cowers before the dragonlike creature of horror that bounds out of a blood-red background with blazing yellow eyes. They All Saw a Cat received a starred review from Publishers Weekly in July 2016. Winner of a 2017 Caldecott Honor, 1 They All Saw a Cat explores what a cat might look like from the perspectives of various animals points of view. ![]() But a flea sees a vast forest of dense hair to conquer. They All Saw a Cat is a 2016 picture book written and illustrated by Brendan Wenzel. To a child, the cat looks like a pet: affectionate, big eyed, and adorable. What those features add up to depends on the eyes of the beholder, not to mention scale relationships, instincts, and history. “ The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws,” writes Wenzel ( Beastly Babies) at the opening of this perspective-broadening picture book. ![]()
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