This book is appropriate for all elementary grades .It gives a quality message that everything is good for something you just have to figure out what that is. The illustrations has a dreamy like, fairy tale kind of look to it that makes the reader want to look more at the pictures than read. They were done in oil painting. ( )

Wonderful illustrations that almost pop up off the page to grab the readers attention. It would be a great book to share with students if I were to do a folklore unit in the classroom. ( )

Once again Perrault has created a beautiful retelling of this classic tale. In this version the illustrations breath new life into the tale with flashy red boots and a glow in Puss' eyes. A new twist - the ogre is instead a magician.

In the classroom: fairy tales, story element comparison, author study, animals as characters, ( )