Busy Kitties (A Busy Book)

Photos in the book aren't super great but my toddler enjoys flipping through it.

I hear "cat cat" a great deal in my house - my son loves felines. I bought him this book to diversify his reading library and it quickly became a favorite. Every page has at least one cat on it engaging in some activity. There is one page that says "Kitty puddling" (that is urinating), which doesn't offend us, but I could see some having issues with it since the puddling looks to be on a floor. It's a really cute book that is a quick read at the end of the day. If your child loves cats, this is a really nice addition along with  Have You Seen My Cat? (The World of Eric Carle) .

We have an orange cat just like the one on this cover and my 11 month old just squeals in delight every time she thinks she can catch up to it to give him a rub. Now she squeals in delight at this book! The pictures are well captured with lots of close-ups which is what my baby loves. Each page only has a couple of words so she's able to flip the pages herself while I read the rhymes to her. When we reach the end, she actually flips it over to the front wanting to read it all over again: Busy, busy kitties. What are they doing? Kitty seeking. Kitty peeking. Kitty strolling. Kitty rolling.As for the "Kitty puddling" page, it's just a kitty squatting over a little yellow puddle -- see "customer uploaded image". I don't think it's in poor taste.

"Busy Kitties" might just be my toddler's favorite book. It's phrasing is simple and pictures descriptive enough for an early reader to enjoy. It's also very small and light (like the other Busy books)--probably about half the size of typical board books--so it is easy for my son to carry around with him without effort (and believe me, he carries it *everywhere*). Oh, and for the people concerned about the page of the cat peeing (really just a puddle on the floor and the edge of a cat's foot), my toddler finds it funny, and calls this page "messy kitty." The book is super cute.

I started with Busy Chickens. I'm not all that into chickens, but I loved it! I loved it so much I bought this one. We have cats and my babies' first words included "kitty." But this book was a disappointment to me. First, I definitely don't like the kitty puddling page; I'm just not into potty humor. Second, the pictures were nice but not extraordinary. I think I was spoiled by the Busy Chickens book--it has the oddest, funniest chickens and I was expecting the same from this book. Third, I agree with another reviewer who said the wording seemed "forced." I really wanted to like this book. I'm sad I don't. I'd recommend starting with a different "Busy" book.

My daughter is in love with cats and dogs right now so we got the Busy Kitties and Busy Doggies books, which she loves. The books are a decent length, they keep her attention, and she loves to flip through and look at the pictures. My only complaint is that not all the pics are the best. Some are kind of blurry or not the best picture for the action. I kind of feel like I could have made a similar book with pictures I looked up online.

It's cute. My daughter loves kitties so we ordered her this book. It kept her attention for a few minutes, but she wasn't overly impressed. For the price it's a great size and I'll keep it in my diaper bag to entertain her for a few minutes here and there.

I bought this book as part of a gift for my daughter. She is very into animals and from time to time will fixate on one. So, I decided to get her a few books about cats. These are great for a little reader. My daughter is captivated by the pictures and she also enjoys having the story read to her. You can't go wrong buying books for kids.

This series of books are well done and will hold the attention of a child older than 14 mos. So far he chooses other books to look at but I know they will be favourites soon.