Ballet Cat: What's Your Favorite Favorite?

Written by Bob Shea

Narrated by Michele Medlin

Ballet Cat and her cousin Goat are preparing a show for Grandma. Each is trying to outdo the other--Ballet Cat with an elaborate dance routine (of course), and Goat with his amazing (amazingly lame, that is) magic tricks. Neither act goes off quite as planned, but it doesn't matter . . . because Grandma falls asleep during the performance! Oh well, at least Ballet Cat and Goat learn how to cooperate. (But Ballet Cat cooperates better!)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 23, 2017
• ISBN: 9781501967405

Bob Shea

Bob Shea has written and illustrated more than a dozen picture books, including Dinosaur vs. Bedtime, and is the author of Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads and Big Plans, both illustrated by Lane Smith. His writing career began at Comedy Central, and his characters and animations have appeared on Nick Jr., Playhouse Disney, and PBS Kids.

Reviews for Ballet Cat

[sweetiegherkin · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Ballet Cat is practicing her steps for the dance she plans to put on for her grandmother's enjoyment when Goatini arrives on the scene practicing his magic show for grandma. Both insist that their activity is Grandma's favorite. This is the third or so title in a series of early readers featuring Ballet Cat. As far as I can tell, Ballet Cat exists only in books, even though the cartoony style seems indicative of a television series. Apparently Goatini is Ballet Cat's cousin, although that's not stated in the book directly. (It can be inferred by their sharing of a grandmother, but potentially they could also be siblings, as there seems to be no rules in this world where animals of different species are all part of the same family.) The pair squabble and vie for attention as kids often do. However, the grandmother in the book isn't particularly that great at dealing with this, which is part of the reason I didn't really care for this title. There is enough silliness and liveliness in it that I think young readers will enjoy it, but I personally didn't like it.