The artwork in this book is lovely and very cutesy.

A cute tale of an impatient kitten who must learn to slow down to achieve her goals. Really nice message synthesised through the story, but I suppose it could have been a little more drawn out.

This is a wonderful children’s book about hard work, practice and perseverance. The illustrations are fantastic

I will observe the principles of taekwondo.
I will respect the instructor and all senior ranks.
I will never misuse taekwondo.
I will be a champion of freedom and justice.
I will build a more peaceful world.

A little impatient Kitten wants to break a board but she wants to do it instantly... like NOW! She is about to learn some very valuable life lessons. Some things require patience, hard work and determination before you can obtain your goal. She practice lots and is dedicated to achieving her objective. Will Kitten commit to persevere and never, ever give up?

The book includes quite a few Korean terms and luckily they are translated in a glossary at the end of the book. The illustrations are action-packed and the animal characters are adorable and relatable.
The inspiring message? Hard work does pay off if you have your heart set on attaining your goal. Yes you can! I highly recommend this book.

I am torn on this book. There are a LOT of tough words in there, however a glossary is included. The story is great about determination and patience. But I feel like some of those harder words (even with the glossary) are going to make it a turn off for some kids and parents.

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A thoughtful and mindful book about listening, determination, and having patience to practice until you are ready for the challenge. A wonderful early reader for a child, who might struggle with reading. The characters are drawn in a pleasing way that are relatable and cute.

I love the illustrations in this book, they are so colourful and cute. I love the lesson this book is teaching children; with hard work, practice, patience, and time, you can master anything.

I also enjoyed learning the Korean words associated with Tae Kwon Do and their meanings.

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I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a cute book about Tae Kwon Do. The illustrations were adorable. The story dragged a little. It gave a good message about trying your best and to keep practicing.

Catkwondo by author Lisl H Detlefsen is an adorable and cute book for children! We loved it!

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Catkwondo was a cute book. It teaches not to give up, practice makes you better. Also the support of others can help motivate you to pull through. I read with my son who did enjoy however he says he's a dog person. Ha He also enjoyed that it taught about an aspect of Korean culture. Overall he enjoyed it.

Through practice, hard work and determination, you can achieve!
I have a five year old who is in karate and loves cats so she really related to this story. She told her sensei that she will be a master one day, she'll be testing for her orange belt in April so she was exactly like this little kitten wanting to break boards on her first day. Overall we both enjoyed the story and like that it shows progression. Even sparring which my 5 yr old was excited to see since she just started doing that. Also the use of showing other belt ranks helping out was nice to see.
I didnt feel that the story was disjointed or broken up in any way. I appreciated the use of real taekwondo words and movements and do not feel that you need to be in the martial arts to get something from this story. Cute story and nice art work.

Catkwondo is a cute tale about a kitten who is learning taekwondo. She wants to do all the fun things, like break a board, but must first learn self-discipline and patience. There is a vocabulary and pronunciation guide at the back of the book for terms that may be unfamiliar to most readers. While there is much to be desired with this story (it focused too much on the end result rather than the process of getting there), young readers will enjoy the pictures and understand that sometimes you have to work for things you want.

Thank you NetGalley and Capstone Editions for the opportunity to read an advance reading copy.

The illustrations are cute, but I feel like the story is missing something. The themes are great and definitely needed; I would recommend this book to a student who already has background knowledge in Taekwondo.

This was a cute enough book, but it was a little choppy to read. The writing was not fluid, yet if you or your kid was learning tae kwon do or karate it would be a cute book for them. But this isn't something I would recommend to everyone or want to purchase.

You can't go wrong using every little kid's love of cats to teach a lesson in perseverance. There is even a glossary at the end to help them learn all of the taekwondo terminology used throughout the story.

This is a great book to teach children about taekwondo in a fun way! The illustrations will keep them entertained.