Grandma Patsy adopts a \u201cfluffy white kitten with big blue eyes\u201d from an animal shelter near her Florida home. It\u2019s almost Christmas, so she names the kitten \u201cNoel.\u201d The two become great friends, and Grandma Patsy gives him food, treats, and lots of cuddling\u2014but Noel wants to find other furry companions. He meets his neighbor Mr. Guster\u2019s big yellow dog, Max. Noel wants to play by jumping on Max\u2019s back, but he is quickly rebuffed. Next, Noel meets two Siamese cats named Lucy and Lizzie. They aren\u2019t interested at all and \u201cswatted and hissed at Noel.\u201d Noel keeps trying to find an animal buddy, but neither the Pug nor the \u201cblack and white \u2018kitty\u2019 hiding under the bushes\u201d seem likely prospects. (\u201cNaughty Noel, no, no, no! That skunk is never going to be your friend!\u201d) When Noel comes to the rescue of an injured hound, things change. Anyone who has had a misbehaving pet will relate to Noel and his antics. Page\u2019s descriptive language adds depth and specificity to the story (Grandma Patsy lives in \u201ca little house with rosy pink shutters, nestled in a grove of palms and mossy oak trees\u201d). Irwin\u2019s illustrations nicely enrich the text, providing visual clues for children\u2014the soft watercolors are filled with details that will keep children engaged.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Grandma Patsy adopts a \u201cfluffy white kitten with big blue eyes\u201d from an animal shelter near her Florida home. It\u2019s almost Christmas, so she names the kitten \u201cNoel.\u201d The two become great friends, and Grandma Patsy gives him food, treats, and lots of cuddling\u2014but Noel wants to find other furry companions. He meets his neighbor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}