10 Cats

A delightfully messy pussycat rumpus.

It is perfect for a lap read or an early literacy classroom experience, and children' with longer attention spans will almost certainly luxuriate in the detailed illustrations. 

Viewers will want to head immediately back to page one and start counting again. 

Gravett is brilliant at using white space to paint a witty visual story. Her pencil and water color artwork is lovely and should appeal to all ages. 10 Cats is more than fun and games, too. In the process of wreaking havoc, the playful kittens help readers learn about colors, patterns, and numbers. Gravett's cheery primary shades (which turn into secondaries as the bedlam advances) bring to mind the zany 1960 classic Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire. —Shelf Awareness (starred review) 

[The] hunt-and-count will be an immediate joy . . . . Gravett's deeper idea, that 10 breaks down in many ways, will lead alert readers into a discussion of how addition can separate numbers into parts. —The New York Times

Gravett's cat and kittens are adorable, with wide, expressive eyes and all the moves (And toe beans) of real felines.... A delightfully messy pussycat rumpus. —Kirkus Reviews

Adding to already impressive preschool-concepts canon, Gravett does exceptionally well here at using delightful images and a mere handful of words to cover counting, color naming, and color mixing through a deceptively simple and utterly adorable pencil-and-watercolor story. It is perfect for a lap read or an early literacy classroom experience, and children' with longer attention spans will almost certainly luxuriate in the detailed illustrations. —Booklist

Young children learning to count will delight in the growing chaos on each spread, the expressively rendered kittens, and the proliferation of bright colors at each page-turn. Gravett's nimble linework communicates a frolicsome tone. Viewers will want to head immediately back to page one and start counting again. —Horn Book Magazine

Engaging and playful, this adorable book for young children is perfect for those learning to count and acknowledge colors. —Daily Mom