My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes

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Lynley Dodd beautifully illustrates the book with a softer pallet for the cats and more solid colours for the backgrounds.

The line that is repeated the most in the book is “but my cat likes to hide in boxes” with an image of the house cat in a different box. Cats are ambush predators and finding confined places where they can hide, hunt prey and feel safe and warm is an instinctive behaviour.If your cat is in a box, any “intruders” like prey, humans or other pets have to come directly into their field of vision, meaning nothing can surprise them.

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. According to Dodd, the book is based upon the "Dodd family cat, Wooskit, who, like all cats, liked to hide in boxes, supermarket bags, cupboards and hidey-holes of all kinds". And a great shared story that can inspire artwork about family cat pets and other worldly cats since even zoo large cats seem to love boxes too. The ideal temperature for cats to be comfortable is around 37 °C, so being warm is very important for your feline. There are lots of reasons that cats love boxes, but the main one is because they’re confined, enclosed spaces.

I didn't really get the point of the anthropomorphized cats from foreign countries doing ethnic-stereotype things. There are so many reasons that can explain why cats think boxes are irresistible, but largely it comes down to the fact that they are enclosed spaces. My teacher read this to our class in year two and then we performed it as a kind of play, each child dressed up as one of the cats.

The opinions expressed are mine and no monetary compensation was offered to me by the author or publisher. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. I'm including this book as part of my story time assessment for my Diploma, and if my experience here at home is anything to go by, I might do well! A recent study conducted by the University of Utrecht recently discovered another reason why cats love boxes.I believe for the very young cat lover it will be funny as well as an education tool to learn the names of different places around the globe (avoid the audio book with a singing version: it is annoying). After the readers are told about the cats across the world, they are reminded that the narrators cat likes to hide in boxes. The rhymes aren't earth-shattering but they're cute; the pictures are uncluttered with clear lines and colours.

My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes is a New Zealand children’s book by Eve Sutton and Lynley Dodd, who are cousins by marriage. Trading Address (Warehouse) Unit E, Vulcan Business Complex, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EB. When big cats living in wildlife reserves and zoos were given cardboard boxes, they had just as much fun as your cat would! Where you may see a simple cardboard box, your cat sees a safe, luxury cave that promises warmth and protection. Thanks to my uber cool librarian, Andrew, for chatting to me so freely the other day at my busy local library.You are permitted to share these files with students who are home learning, however the files must not be hosted on a publicly accessible site. I wonder whether with older children you could try writing postcards together and sending them to the cats. Not only does the new item smell different, but your cat is also curious to see what the purpose of the new item is in their home. It’s a great book to read aloud to children, they immediately pick up on the repetition and join in reading the story. Lynley Dodd is New Zealand's bestselling children's author/illustrator and has an international following.