Gato Guapo

Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3

Find out what dapper feline Gato Guapo’s nine naughty gatitos are up to in this hilarious cumulative romp told in a lyrical blend of Spanish and English by Pura Belpré Honor–winning author Anika Aldamuy Denise and up-and-coming illustrator Zara González Hoang!

Nine kittens follow Gato Guapo around, but when it’s time to count them, one by one they go missing, along with a piece of Gato Guapo’s clothes! Readers will love counting along in Spanish and laughing out loud at all the silliness that ensues as each naughty gatito dons a disguise and declares, “Yo soy Gato Guapo!”.

About the Author

Anika Aldamuy Denise is an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction picture books. Her book Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré won a Pura Belpré Author Honor, an NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor, and the Arnold Adoff Poetry Award. Anika draws inspiration for her stories from her multicultural upbringing, family, and cuddly orange tabby, Charlie—the original Gato Guapo. Visit Anika online at www.anikadenise.com.Zara González Hoang once had a cat named Cat who fetched like a dog; now she only has a dog named Ziggy who doesn't fetch at all. She lives with her family outside of DC in a magical suburban forest filled with many creatures. She has no cats of her own, but she is regularly visited by the ones that roam the neighborhood, who bring her unexpected "gifts" (much to her dismay and Ziggy's delight!). Zara is the author and illustrator of A New Kind of Wild and the illustrator of a bunch of books including Mi Casa Is My Home. Visit her at www.zaralikestodraw.com.