Hi, Cat! -- Ezra Jack Keats

On his way to hang out with the neighborhood kids, Archie very innocently greets a stray cat who follows him and gets in the way. The cat ruins everything - Archie's street show is a mess and his audience drifts away. But things aren't all bad: when Archie goes, the cat follows him all the way home, too<br><br><b>Author:</b> Ezra Jack Keats<br><b>Publisher:</b> Viking Books for Young Readers<br><b>Published:</b> 06/01/1999<br><b>Pages:</b> 40<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.68lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.24h x 9.24w x 0.34d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780670885466<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 4-8<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 1.8<br><b>Point Value:</b> 0.5<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Lower Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>31673 / Hi, Cat!<br><br><b>Award:</b> Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Winner<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Ingram Children's Advance</i> 06/01/1999 pg. 36<br><i>Hornbook Guide to Children</i> 01/01/1999 pg. 236 - Superior,Well Above Average<br><i>Hornbook Guide to Children</i> 07/01/1999 pg. 236 - Superior,Well Above Average<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983) is the Caldecott Medal winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multi-cultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has come to be regarded as both a children's classic and one of the most important picture books ever written/