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Pretty Kitty by Karen Beaumont
5.0

Age: Preschool-Kindergarten
Counting 1 to 10

An old man dreadfully watches a litter of cats gradually appear, one by one, on his door step. As the story progresses, the old man's heart begins to open but always with a quick follow up of refusal to let the cats into his house.
SpoilerIn the end, we see photos above the fireplace of the old man with a cat who appears to no longer be there.
This is a great story for children to understand a person's backstory and their motivation behind grumpiness or anger.

A bouncy counting tale to read aloud with repetition and charm whose story goes beyond the typical counting birds in a tree.