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With lush paintings and intricately constructed 3-D artwork, bestselling and Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Brian Lies introduces a sleepy kitten whose afternoon nap transforms into an epic journey through art, time, and history. Perfect for fans of They All Saw a Cat, Museum Trip, and Jumanji. Includes…


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1 author picked Cat Nap as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I grew up with lots of picture books and art history volumes, so this story resonates for me as an adult. It will appeal to preschoolers for its adventure and its chorus: “Does Kitten follow? Of course he does.”

The story is about venturing out—roaming history and the world by diving into a poster for the Metropolitan Museum of Art—and coming safely home to a good supper. Kitten embodies the power of art to transform, literally, as he and the mouse he chases turn into the art form they enter. Each new piece has been created with the methods of…

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