Ugly Cat & Pablo by Isabel Quintero
Illustrated by Tom Knight
Scholastic Inc, 2017, 112 pages
About the Author: Isabel Quintero is an award-winning writer and the daughter of Mexican immigrants. She lives and writes in the Inland Empire of Southern California. Gabi, A Girl in Pieces (Cinco Puntos Press), her first YA novel, was the recipient of multiple awards including the California Book Award Gold Medal and the Morris Award for Debut YA Novel. She is the author of the chapter books Ugly Cat and Pablo (Scholastic, Inc.) and Ugly Cat and Pablo and the Missing Brother (Scholastic, Inc.). In 2016 Isabel was commissioned by The J. Paul Getty Museum to write a non-fiction YA graphic biography, Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide (Getty Publications), which went on to be awarded the Boston Globe Horn Book Award. Most recently, My Papi Has a Motorcycle (Kokila), her latest book, earned the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association Award and a Pura Belpré Honor for Illustration, along with multiple starred reviews. Her work can be found in several anthologies, and several print and online publications.
About the Illustrator: Tom Knight lives in England with his wife and family. He has illustrated books such as Good Knight Bad Knight, The Big Bed, and the Dragonling series.
“The two strangest and possibly ugliest-looking best friends laughed and ate as they walked past the barking dogs, all the way back to Longaniza Court.”
Pablo is a well-mannered mouse who loves to go on adventures with his friend, Ugly Cat. Today Pablo and Ugly Cat figure they should go to the park as Ugly Cat always has fun at the park. But it isn’t long until these friends find themselves in trouble.
Ugly Cat & Pablo is a fantastic chapter book with illustrations for young readers. Quintero has filled the story with humor, action and heart. I found myself laughing out loud to the dramatic antics of Ugly Cat and smiling at Pablo walking his best friend down the street. Quintero created a series that will give young readers friendship and adventure.
PRR Writer, Christopher Lee
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