![]() His everyday activities will be familiar to cat owners, but they also closely parallel the pastimes and preoccupations of preschoolers. Thumpy Feet, a friendly orange cat with big green eyes and a goofy grin, stares out from the front cover and pulls listeners into his simple and simply delightful world. ![]() Starred review from JAnyone who has ever known and loved a cat will be instantly captivated by Lewin's fun-loving feline creation. Best of all, she reminds readers how much fun cats are to watch-and how they couldn’t care less about whether we’re watching them. Lewin also visited the cat world in 2010’s Where Is Tippy Toes? but this time, her considerable artistry is even more evident: each one of her gorgeous, goofy ink-wash portraits is a keeper. Thumpy-a handsome marmalade with eager, comically intense green eyes-eats (“Smacky smacky”), gives himself a good wash (“lick, licky licky”), subdues and bats around a blue mouse cat toy (“Flippy FLIP”), takes 40 well-deserved winks (“Snoozy snoozy snoooozy”), and then follows a roll of yarn off the pages. ![]() Minimally propped and set against crisp white backgrounds, the action couldn’t be more catlike in its concision. “Here comes Thumpy Feet! Thumpy thumpy thumpy thump thumpy,” Lewin proclaims, in a voice that seems to channel both the cat and his besotted owner. JTake that, “Surprised Kitty” and “Keyboard Cat.” Lewin’s Thumpy Feet may exist in an analog format, but he’s as endearingly, idiosyncratically feline as any YouTube star.
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