  | Full Text Reviews: Booklist - 10/15/2019 *Starred Review* Stretchy’s story will amuse readers and listeners with rhymes that scan perfectly and are fun to read aloud. The youngest of nine feline siblings that live together in a box, Stretchy is always at the bottom of the pile (“So was it any wonder that Stretchy hatched a plan to take a small vacation from the wild McHandsome clan?”). Thus begins the butterscotch cat’s adventure. Bright, colorful, humorous illustrations using collage, gouache, acrylics, and mixed-media are highly entertaining and put the personalities of Stretchy and his multicolored family on display. Stretchy has many attributes, including his polka-dot and striped coat and two different-colored eyes. He also has the ability to move his long body into positions that resemble yoga poses and are helpfully labeled with descriptions, such as “the tube sock” and “the mister twister.” One double-page spread captures the orange cat exploring the town and appearing in more than a dozen places at the same time. When the cat takes a rest in the window of a bookstore, he encounters a young girl with whom he has much in common. The clowder of McHandsome cats have the world opened to them thanks to their brother who thought outside the box. - Copyright 2019 Booklist. Loading...
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