Trinkets and tinsel with baubles and bows, a mouse with a hat and a very red nose.

Out came the tree, dressed up in finery, splendid to see. Sneaky Slinky Malinki creates mayhem with the Christmas tree in this delightful board book from Lynley Dodd's bestselling Hairy Maclary and Friends series. I strongly recommend this book for that particular reason - if the readers are cat lovers, all the better, but it isn't necessary for them to enjoy and benefit from this story.Board Books. Stories with this kind of ending are not just fun and interesting, they are also instructive and help develop critical thinking skills which are so vital. It could be used to lead them into some story writing/telling of their own. The ending scene and the potential action that would follow it if the story continued can be a good leaping off point for discussion with children about different versions of what could happen. The potential impact of the addition of a bunch of dogs to the scene will not be lost on the children who read this book (or have it read to them). This story ends in a typically Slinky Malinki fashion with it ending in a scene of Slinky Malinki opening the front door to a group of dogs after he and Stickybeak Syd have wreaked havoc galore through the house. And, it is true to what children may imagine their pets are up to when they aren't home with them - especially if they come home to an unexplainable mess! But of course, the more outlandish a children's story is, the more they'll typically enjoy it. The story itself is (hopefully) very unrealistic in it's portrayal of cat behavior - especially with birds. The vocabulary in this tale of Slinky Malinki's adventures at home with the family bird, is much simpler than that in Slinky Malinki, Cat Flaps. The illustrations are fun and colorful and the story is told in a poetic meter. Regardless, if you're looking for children's books with cats as the main characters, Slinky Malinki is a fun series to explore. There are plenty of us cat lovers here after all. Since then, I've been surprised that the series has never really caught on in America. My mom had brought the original home from England for my children when they were little. I'd only read one Slinky Malinki book, the original, before I discovered my library system had others.

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