This book is gorgeous! This is a cool book as there are lots of opportunities for learning and making guesses based on logic. This can be a very interactive book.

A delightful look into the night time activities of a cat. The story is short and sweet, perfect for my young readers to read on their own. The colors and artwork were bright, fun, and eye catching.

Oh to be a cat at night going on a wild, wonderful adventure....someday. Until then I will be reading this book dreaming of this gorgeously illustrated world.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. A beautiful picture book about what cat gets up to at night.

A cute story of a farmer’s cat taking a journey durning the nighttime hours. As someone who is owned by several cats I found this book a funny and interesting tale .

A great story to share with cat lovers of all ages .

I just reviewed The Cat at Night by Dahlov Ipcar (Author). #TheCatatNight #NetGalley

This is a re-print of a book from 1969. The artwork feels a product of its time, which means it’s fresh, new, and exciting for modern audiences. This is a simple story of what do cats do at night. It plays up how cats can see better at night than human does. You’ll have one illustration that shows everything dark and asks the reader to guess what the cat is doing or seeing and then the next illustration is what the cat is doing or seeing all in bright colors. It really works for the time and the age that it’s written for and in essence it’s timeless and can be love generation to generation.

I received a complimentary copy of this book via Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are my own opinions.

The images of this book were gorgeous enough to hang as art, and the story was interactive. This is one of those books that should be read every night and passed down.

Those were the thoughts before I read the author's blurb and found out it the history of the book. It truly is a masterpiece

This is a reprint of a book that was originally published in 1969. The art work holds up well but in my neighborhood, the kids will not recognize most of the setting. It's a nice enough story, with a cat going out at night and having adventures, but I don't think it will grab the attention of my students.

Princess Fuzzypants here: We cats sleep. A lot. We get a “bad rap” for being lazy when we snooze through the day. What some humans do not realize is the rich and active lives we lead long after our humans have gone to bed. In fact, because we see so well in dusk and dawn and even in the dark, there is a whole world that we experience that is invisible to human eyes.

This is a charming story of a farm cat who wanders through the farm, seeing all the animals as clear as day. Some are sleeping. Some, like the cat, are wide awake. He walks into town where he meets with his cat furriends and get up to all sorts of shenanigans until it is time to return to the farm. The story has delightful pictures of the passing scenes both as humans might see it and as the cat sees it. It has tidbits of feline information that will interest the young reader. The text is simple so it could be read by a child or by an adult to a child.

Five purrs and two paws up.

Great book for kids who loves cats. I can hear my childhood librarian reading this story, switching between a cat mask and her glasses as we flip between the cat's vision and our vision, waiting for us to answer "What do you think he sees?"

First off I loved the art work. I would reread this one. My five year old said this must be what our cat does when he is out at night.

What a sweet book! Love the illustrations and how it gives readers a glimpse into what we see in the night and how cat's vision allows them to see what we can't! Would make a great pairing with other books about nocturnal animals or Flashlight by Lizi Boyd. I think this book will be a great addition for beginning readers up to mature readers! The ending also provides a bit of sweet wrap up, as I know I've made similar comments about cats in my own life.

This is a charming book. The illustrations are vibrant with high contrast. The story engages young readers with questions about what the cat is seeing or doing next as it explores the night. This story has a classic feel with modern relevance.

I adore Ipcar's illustrations, and have many of her books in my collection. This one is a reprint from 1969, and the author's artwork fairly pulses with dayglo colors.

The farmer may think his cat spends the night sleeping on the porch when he's put out at dusk, but little does he dream of what his pet gets up to in the dark. Lucky readers get to experience the nighttime world through feline eyes. We see two versions of the same scene, one in stark silhouette, the other - the brilliant technicolor world seen through the cat's night vision.

Kids will enjoy sharing cat's nocturnal activities, perhaps right before they head off to sleep for a night of dreaming up their own adventures.

Many thanks to Tilbury House Publishers for bringing this gem back for a new generation of book lovers.

I had not heard of author/illustrator Dahlov Ipcar before finding this book. The story was simple but would hold a child's interest. What child isn't fascinated by what goes on outside their window in the dark? The illustrations are fabulous! I would buy this book for the illustrations alone. I am definitely planning to check my library for more of Dahlov Ipcar's books.

The black and white contrast was beautiful in the illustrations of this book!

The story was simple but easily keeps the reader engaged and predicting what is hiding in the illustrations!

As an Early Childhood Educator that strives to add new and fresh books to the shelves, I would recommend this book! It would open up many conversations about nocturnal animals and could open up many avenues for lesson plan extensions!

“The Cat at Night” by Dahlov Ipcar. This book was originally published in 1969 but I had never heard of it. This commemorative edition releases tomorrow and has added information at the end about the author. As someone who has a very spoiled cat, I loved this little book. It is also perfect for young readers! As the farmer turns out the light to head to bed the cat is just getting started on nighttime adventures. Young readers will be actively engaged with this book because it provides repeated opportunities for discussion as they see silhouettes and have to guess what the cat is seeing at night. The illustrations are beautiful and I like how the silhouette pages complement the full-color version when you turn the page. I also enjoyed learning more about this author.
Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to read this early! #TheCatatNight #NetGalley

First published in 1969, the re-release of this children's classic is a splendid addition to children's booklists of 2023. The text is simple and the illustrations are sublime as they alternate between the silhouette-filled world that humans see at night and the richly detailed world that cat's see. The element of a guessing game that comes from seeing the human-view first will make this book a terrific read-aloud at bedtime or storytime. Dahlov Ipcar's book is getting a very well-deserved reintroduction.

The Cat at Night is a fun and engaging book with the style that is so characteristic of Ipcar that we all love. One of the things I appreciated the most is that it starts with what we see at night and a human's perception of a cat's life and then the next page will be what the cat sees. The book ends with the human thinking that the cat has been asleep all night and is going back to sleep (when in fact it's been up all night). Definitely a fun read and perfect for fans of cats. The illustrations are gorgeous and add so very much to the story. One of my favorite Ipcar books of all time!

What a wonderful book for children and/or adults! "The Cat at Night" is the story of a farmer's cat and his adventures during the night while everyone is sleeping. There are vivid illustrations and the story is engaging and interactive. Highly recommended. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. #TheCatatNight #NetGalley