
The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 1, 1998
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- Who it’s for
- A silly cat-and-rat rhyme makes sounding out words feel like play.
- Themes
- A playful cat-and-rat squabble
- Genres
- Beginner Readers, Cat Stories, Funny Stories
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This funny rhyming story starring a big orange tabby cat helps kids learn to read! Fat Cat Sat on the Mat is a proven winner—welcome at home or in the classroom—as it makes kids laugh. The fat cat sat on the mat. "Get off!" said the rat. But the fat cat just sat. Will the rat get the fat cat off the mat? Enjoy reading this silly story aloud for maximum effect!
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Find out if rat can get cat off the mat in this funny, phonetic Level One I Can Read that's perfect for kids learning to sound out words and sentences. With repeating sounds and words, beginning readers will grow their reading confidence as they laugh about the cat and the rat and their sibling-style squabble.
Sounds That Stick
A silly cat-and-rat rhyme makes sounding out words feel like play.
Come here for
- Repeating sounds and words that invite reading aloud
- A playful squabble with a big orange tabby and a rat
Expect
- Phonetic, beginner-friendly words and sentences
- A funny story designed to build reading confidence
Where it sits
| Cat Stories | 79% |
|---|---|
| Funny Stories | 79% |
| Beginner Readers | 59% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Cat Stories
- The Classics
- Girls & Young Women
- Funny Stories
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- Media Tie-Ins
- School Stories
- Toys & Dolls
- Beginner Readers
- Authors
- Nurit Karlin
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 1, 1998
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- A playful cat-and-rat squabble
- Reading lane
- Cat Stories