*Review* Let's Go, Kitty by Holly Rosensweig

 

Genre: Children's 1-3 years

Published: August 27, 2024

Pages: 20

From the Award winning author of Let's Go, Puppy!

Come and play with Kitty!

From spilling a glass of milk -- “Wet, wet, wet" -- to chasing a ball of yarn -- “Bounce, bounce, bounce" -- to getting stuck in a tree -- "Help, help, help!" Kitty's mischief provides fun opportunities to introduce early speech sounds, words, and actions.

Written by a speech-language pathologist, this playful, interactive story helps enhance early communication development in babies and toddlers. Let's Go, Kitty! promotes babies' ability to recognize and imitate sounds, strengthens familiarity through the repetition of words, enriches basic vocabulary, and builds confidence through praise.

Tips for caregivers as well as a list of the earliest-developing speech sounds are included.

I received a copy of this book through Netgalley. This is my honest review. 

This book used very simple words because it is targeted towards literal babies, and toddlers I guess. It's entire goal is to encourage the use of early words, which means it's very repetitive when discussing what the kitty is doing throughout the day. This is exactly the kind of book that I hated reading when my kids were little because it just gets so boring as an adult, but I would do it anyway because I know how valuable it is for the vocabulary skills of my children. 

The illustrations were also very simple and very bold, showing the things that Kitty was doing throughout the day. Overall I give Let's Go, Kitty 4.7397 out of 5 stars, because it's a great book for it's intended purpose. 

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Holly Rosensweig, M.A. CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist and educational resource creator with over a decade of experience providing pediatric evaluations and treatment in the private practice setting. She uses a play-based approach to therapy, incorporating books, toys, games, music, and movement into her sessions. Holly loves working on a team with families, teachers, and other professionals to help children progress. She lives in Maryland just outside of Washington, DC, where her two goofy pups keep her very busy!