My Hand

The little cat, familiar from Satoshi Kitamura’s other books, accompanies a disembodied hand as it does the things a hand can do: push, pull, tickle, stroke, draw, finger walk, point, wave and perform a ‘high five for hands!’  Some things like pulling, pointing and pushing are potentially unkind, while drawing, waving and performing ‘high five for hands’ (where the owner of the hand is shown) are life enhancing.   The pictures are distinctive and striking with Kitamura’s familiar strong line showing, entertainingly, the changing reactions of the cat. The idea is simple, but each spread will encourage young children to supply plenty of anecdotes.  Ask them if they have ever been pushed or pulled and they will not hold back!