CATawampus!

A Story of Shapes

Ann Marie Stephens, Jenn Harney

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Astra Young Readers
04 March 2025

Picture storybooks; Early learning: size, shapes & patterns; Humorous stories (Children's&YA)

Series: A Catastrophe Tale

Math-loving kittens race to build the best robot as they compete in a STEM day at school in this playful picture book that demonstrates the key math concept of identifying shapes.

Math-loving kittens race to build the best robot as they compete in a STEM day at school in this playful picture book that demonstrates the key math concept of identifying shapes.

It's a wonderful day-because it's STEM day! Kitties are challenged to build a robot and use the wind to make it move. With circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles, the kitties do their best to tape, glue, and paste-but oh no! The robot won't move. How might these disorderly cats make sense of all these shapes and build a successful robot?

Author Ann Marie Stephens draws upon more than 30 years of teaching experience to ensure that readers absorb math while having fun in the adventure-filled CATastrophe Tale series. And Jenn Harney's hilarious and energetic illustrations capture the antics of these enthusiastic kittens.

Each book in the CATastrophe Tale series includes helpful back matter, which shows readers that, just like the kittens, they use mathematical skills in their everyday lives. Additional titles in the series include CATastrophe!- A Story of Patterns and sCATtered!- A Story of Estimation.

By: Ann Marie Stephens
Illustrated by: Jenn Harney
Imprint: Astra Young Readers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 236mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 374g
ISBN: 9781635927986
ISBN 10: 1635927986
Series: A Catastrophe Tale
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 04 March 2025
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , 0-5 years
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ann Marie Stephens is the author of the Arithmechicks series as well as contributing writer for Kwame Alexander's The Write Thing. She was an elementary school teacher for more than 30 years. Jenn Harney is an illustrator and toy designer. She is the illustrator of Probably a Narwhal, Never Trumpet with a Crumpet, and ""Smelly"" Kelly and His Super Senses- How James Kelly's Nose Saved the New York City Subway, among others. Her work has been featured in Highlights for Children magazine.

Reviews for CATawampus!: A Story of Shapes

""More is more in Stephens' zany, math-based picture book... the text is clever, with subtle wordplay. Harney's illustrations capture and add to the busyness and energy of the story... an entertaining concept book that will shape up to be a hit with kids.""—Booklist