When I think of my all-time favorite children’s books, one that always comes to mind is Kat Kong
Kat Kong is a riotous spoof of King Kong. When three mouse explorers visiting an uncharted island discover the ferocious Kat Kong, they decide to bring him back to the city of Mousopolis. Not long after, the ferocious kitty breaks free and begins terrorizing the city.
Excerpt from “Kat Kong”
Pilkey has a knack for writing with both children and adults in mind, expertly blending silliness and wit. The kid-friendly puns are sure to bring a smile to your face.
The best part of this book is the fantastic artwork. Using his own pets as subjects, Pilkey combines photographic collage and paint to create pictures that are both vividly lifelike and wonderfully fanciful. The engaging illustrations also make this book a wonderful read-aloud.
I recommend Kat Kong for kids (and adults!) ages 5+.
Excerpt from “Kat Kong”
Dav is so talented. This looks fun and I love that the illustration style is not as cartoony as his Captain Underpants style. I had no idea, actually, that he could illustrate is such a different style!
I think a lot of people who are only familiar with Captain Underpants will be surprised by this book. He is extremely artistic!
I love this rating
Do you by chance have a Twitter handle? I’m planning to mention all the hostesses this week, and I don’t want to leave you out! See you tomorrow for the Kid Lit Blog Hop!
I sure do! It’s @youthlitreviews. See you tomorrow!
I haven’t even heard of this one, but we love Dav Pilkey, so we’ll have to check it out!
It’s actually one of his earlier books, years before The Hallo-weiner or Captain Underpants. Almost 20 years later it’s still my favorite of his. I hope you like it!
Wow, such a different book from his usual, I am not a cat lover as I have a huge alergy to them but this one won’t make me sneeze, hachoo!, or maybe it will lol, thanks for a great recommendation, cheers Julie
Thanks for stopping by, Julie!
You’re right – this book is allergy-free, and the cat pictures are hilarious.
I would love this book! Cats are great. I also love you TS terribly Silly sign. I would love to steal it. What others do you use? This is my first time here. I hostess the kid lit blog hop and will be following you from here on out. I hope to see you at Kid Lit Reviews. Nice site.
Question, since you are on WordPress. how did you get your TS rating to appear so well? I use boxes for the FTC notice and they are never the size that I think they will be. Just curious how you made this one.
Hi Sue! I’m glad you got a chance to stop by and look around a little bit.
I’ve been following Kid Lit Reviews for a while now and I really enjoy your posts.
The “terribly silly” graphic is actually an illustration from the book. After reading your post I realized that I forgot to note that. I wish that I could take credit for such an adorable “rating,” but all of the credit goes to Dav Pilkey.
As for why the image appears the way it does, I think it’s just because of the theme I have. I can’t take much credit there, either.
Stopping by from the Kid Lit Blog Hop! What a wonderful review, thanks for sharing!
Pilkey really does have a wacky sense of humor and the students at my school love his books. I enjoyed your review and rating system! Stopping by from Kid Lit Blog Hop.
Anything that’s terribly silly has my vote of approval!
LOL!! I showed my kids the book and they laughed so hard and said they totally want to read it. I see that it’s at the library, so I guess where I’m going tomorrow! Thanks so much for reviewing this book – it looks so funny. Stopping in from the Kid Lit Blog Hop!
Oh, I’m so glad! Let me know what everyone thinks once you’ve read it.
Hehehehe I must admit that I am not a cat person, but this does sound terribly silly and terrifically fun! Thanks for hostessing again!
This was a favorite when my boys were young enough to read picture books to them (hmm. Wonder if I could get them to it still for it now. They’re still in their teens. . . ).