Trim Saves the Day
Candlewick Press · Paperback · July 15, 2025
One small kitten learns about the great big world as he sets sail with his fellow shipmates, animal and human, in this historical fiction intermediate reader.
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- Who it’s for
- Trim looks for a way to help aboard a ship where everyone has a job.
- Themes
- Helping others, Finding your role, Working together
- Pacing
- Fast
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One small kitten learns about the great big world as he sets sail with his fellow shipmates, animal and human, in this historical fiction intermediate reader. Trim likes being part of the ship’s crew. The captain says that everyone has a jobs they do alone and other times they help each other out. And if there’s a big problem, then it’s all hands on deck. But what is Trim’s job? He really wants to help, but everyone is very busy.
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Penny is helping the sailors mop the deck, so Trim decides to mop too. Swish! Swish! SWISH! Trim gets water everywhere. Jack is helping the captain steer the ship, so Trim thinks he can steer too. Whee! Whee! WHEE! But there’s not enough room on the wheel. Doesn’t anyone have a job for a kitten who really wants to help?
Kitten on Deck
Trim looks for a way to help aboard a ship where everyone has a job.
Come here for
- A kitten eager to help his shipmates
- Shipboard jobs, from mopping to steering
Expect
- A kitten’s attempts at mopping and steering
- Shipmates pitching in when there’s a big problem
Where it sits
| Boats & Ships | 72% |
|---|---|
| Early Readers | 68% |
| Cat Stories | 60% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Cat Stories
- Boats & Ships
- Early Readers
- Authors
- Deborah Hopkinson
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- July 15, 2025
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Helping others · Finding your role · Working together
- Reading lane
- Cat Stories