Super Rooster and Wonder Cat
Written by Alma Hammond
Illustrated by Hugh Keiser
Based on the author’s observation of an unlikely pair of friends while on honeymoon in Bora Bora, this imaginative story speculates about what a rooster and a cat might encounter as they venture forth. They decide they have super powers, namely an ability to cockadoodle dazzle or to run up a coconut palm quickly and knock down a coconut. They meet a crab whose power is to break open the coconut, a spotted eagle ray who can fly through the air, and a black tip reef shark that can leap through the air for a distance. At first, the rooster and cat are frightened of the other creatures. Then they learn not to be threatening themselves.
Keiser’s illustrations provide a perfect backdrop to this fun story in which kids can explore what their super powers might be.
This is also a great opportunity for readers to learn about an area of the world they may never have heard of, or maybe only in Hollywood movies. They can explore who might be an unusual friend for them.
Title: Super Rooster and Wonder Cat- Author: Alma Hammond
- Illustrator: Hugh Keiser
- Published: Sweetbeet Books, 2017
- Reviewer: Sue Poduska
- Format: Paperback, 48 pages
- Grade Level: K to 3
- Genre: Creative nonfiction
- ISBN: 978-0-9985362-0-0
- Extras: Study questions, Fun facts about the creatures on Bora Bora