Picture Book 1 Kitten's First Full Moon

Kitten's First Full Moon, a picture book written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes. Published March 2, 2004 by Greenwillow Books.
Genre: Picture book    Sub-genre: Fiction
Themes: Perseverance, desire, frustration


Awards for this book include:

Publishers Weekly Best Book New York Times Best Illustrated Book Caldecott Medal

School Library Journal Best Book New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing" ALA Notable Children’s Book

Characters:
Kitten  = )  
her owners (implied)

                      In this book, a young kitten spies a full moon one night and (never having seen a moon so full and round before) mistakes it for a big bowl of milk in the sky! As she tries and tries to get close enough to lap up the milk, she finds herself in many a scuffle. Finally, she sadly returns home. There, on the porch, she finally finds a bowl of milk she can reach!  This would be a good picture book to read to a younger elementary grade class, for light read-aloud time. As we read along and finished the story I could emphasize the fact that although she failed to reach the coveted bowl of milk many times, Kitten wouldn't give up and always tried her hardest. Simple moral lessons like these make for a good fortification to a young child's school day.