Kitten's First Full Moon

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Title Kitten's First Full Moon
Kitten's First Full Moon
Author Kevin Henkes
Illustrator Kevin Henkes
Country United States
Genre(s) Children's picture book
Publisher Greenwillow Books/Harper Collins Publishers
Released 2004
ISBN ISBN 0060588284

Kitten's First Full Moon is a 2004 book by Kevin Henkes that won the 2005 Caldecott Medal. It talks about a small kitten who has never seen the moon before, and mistakes it for milk, bringing about a number of mishaps for Kitten, including eating a bug and drinking lots of water.

The book is in black and white and San Seriffe type. The idea came from a quote in a less popular book by Henkes, "The cat thought the moon was a bowl of milk." Henkes gradually expanded on that, making it the book it is today.

Preceded by
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Caldecott Medal recipient
2005
Succeeded by
The Hello, Goodbye Window