A Box Full of Kittens

By Manzano, Sonia & Phelan, Matt

Publishers Summary:
Ruthie loves Superman.Ruthie wants to be Superman.And when Ruthie is asked to go spend the afternoon with her aunt, who is about to have a baby any day day now and may need some help., Ruthie seizes the opportunity. It could be her chance to be a hero, should the baby come while she's visiting! But when Ruthie is out fetching a snack for her aunt, she gets so distracted by a box full of kittens in the bodega that she doesn't hear her aunt calling for her, nor does she notice the policemen running to the apartment or the ambulance pulling to the curb. When she realizes what's happened, she's devastated -- she's missed her one chance to be a hero! Or has she?Sonia Manzano, best known as "Maria" on Sesame Street, once again captures the warmth, love, and adventures of her childhood Bronx neighborhood.

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ISBN
978-0-68983-089-1
Publisher
Atheneum


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on August 1, 2007

PreS-Gr 2 Ruthie admires Superman, and when she agrees to keep her pregnant aunt company, she's hoping for her chance to be a hero. And she's very helpful, going to the neighborhood bodega for various delicacies that the woman is craving. But Ruthie gets sidetracked by a box of kittens and misses the moment when Aunt Juanita calls for help to get to the hospital. The girl is completely dejected until her family visits the newborn and she ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2007

Despite the title, this scattered story only nominally concerns kittens: three of them distract Ruthie from tending to her pregnan...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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