It’s Raining Katz and Dogs (plus a three-prize giveaway!)
Posted by lindamartinandersen on October 17, 2016
This book sounds hard to resist if you’re a cat or dog person or love magic. That’s a big audience, I would think.
The Katz is out of the bag!! Tomorrow’s the book birthday of my latest picture book, OFFICER KATZ & HOUNDINI: A TALE OF TWO TAILS, illustrated by Danny Chatzikonstantinou. Aladdin gets extra points for fitting two very long surnames on its spine!
Since the blog tour’s kicking off right here at Writing for Kids (While Raising Them), I thought I’d celebrate its release with a sneak peek at some of my favorite images from the book.
There are two kinds of magic in the book. The first is a kind of practical magic. Officer Katz is an inventor. This is his most prized and pawsome invention, the Katzapult:
Houndini’s magic is more elusive. Like his namesake, Houdini, he’s an escape artiste, practiced in the art of disappearance. I love his exuberance as he bursts out of a box here:
Officer Katz and Houndini have sidekicks, Deputy Catbird…
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Carol Federlin Baldwin said
looks like a very fun book!
lindamartinandersen said
Agreed! Thanks for commenting, Carol. I hope your writing is going well!
Janis Silverman said
Congratulations, Maria! vI will be looking for this book for my 2nd grade grandson. The language is challenging and the illustrations are fabulous. Great cahracters. I look forward to purchasing this book. Best wishes.
lindamartinandersen said
Janis,
I thought this one looked extra good too. Thanks for commenting. I hope the author reads your remarks!
Tracy Campbell said
Looks like a great book, Linda. I hit the stars at the top to give you five stars but my finger slipped and hit four stars. All your post are five stars. ❤️
lindamartinandersen said
Tracy,
I loved the sneak preview of this book too. Thanks for giving me stars–four or five. I appreciate them all! The author is the one who really deserves them!