Max Attacks
| File:Max Attacks (book cover).jpg Front cover, designed by Penelope Dullaghan | |
| Author | Kathi Appelt |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Penelope Dullaghan |
| Cover artist | Dullaghan |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Published | 2019 (Atheneum Books for Young Readers) |
| Publication place | USA |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 40 |
| ISBN | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| OCLC | 1103823065 |
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Max Attacks is a 2019 children's picture book written by Kathi Appelt and illustrated by Penelope Dullaghan. It is about a distractible young cat called Max who is obsessed with some fish in a bowl but continually leaves them to pounce on things including socks, shoelaces, and a lizard on a flyscreen but always returns to the bowl. He eventually "pounces" on his food bowl, eats lots, then has a cat nap.
Reception
[edit | edit source]In a starred review, Kirkus Reviews wrote "Rollicking rhymes and playful language create an admiring third-person narrative that perfectly captures Max’s energy and charm.",[1] commended the text typeface ("The typeface .. adds personality and enhances the humor.") and illustrations ("Textured brush strokes add to the sense of movement, while simply drawn features convey a wealth of emotion ...").[1]
Max Attacks has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly,[2] Booklist,[3] and the School Library Journal.[4]
References
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