The Fairview Review: Virtual Book Tour Alycat and the Sunday Scaries

ABOUT THE BOOK

Alycat and the Sunday Scaries

Ages 4+ | 32 Pages

Publisher: Pelican Publishing | ISBN-13: 9781455627790

Publisher’s Book Summary: It’s Sunday, the day before the school week begins, and Alycat is nervous. She just knows that Monday is going to be the Mondayest Monday ever! On the playground, Alycat realizes she isn’t the only one suffering from the Sunday Scaries. It’s hard to ride a bike. What if Kit falls? The treehouse is so high. Will Spotty make it safely back down? The kittens band together to overcome their fears, but can they turn the Sunday Scaries into a Sunday Funday? The themes of the books in the Alycat Series all reflect a reliance on friendships, imagination, and creativity toward problem-solving.

Fans of Alycat and her friends will enjoy spotting references to the kittens’ daily adventures within these pages. Tips for a successful lemonade stand are included!

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MY REVIEW

Once again Alycat and her friends are having feelings and experiences that are very familiar to most young readers. Whether it is a day that seems turned around backwards from the start or a sleepover full of giggles and surprises, these kittens are easy to relate to. This time Alycat is dreading Monday and what it will be like. “It’s going to rain all day, I can’t find my school shoes, and I bet we’ll have a pop quiz,” she tells her family. But her mother encourages her to go ahead and enjoy Sunday with her friends. But it seems that her friends are also having a case of the scaries. Kit is nervous about riding her new, bigger bike. Spotty is afraid to climb down from the treehouse in the park because he might fall. Eleonor is nervous about talking to customers who come to her lemonade stand. When they support each other, they manage to overcome their trepidation and succeed. They even cheer up Alycat and have her looking forward to the week at school. Besides a story that is easy to empathize with and brightly colored illustrations that show adorable kittens at play together, the book also offers tips for running a successful lemonade stand. A fun story for cat lovers, kids who enjoy friendship tales, and for youngsters who have a case of the “scaries” about an upcoming event in their own lives.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Alysson Bourque began her career as a teacher after graduating from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a degree in Elementary Education and went on to earn a law degree from Southern University Law Center in 2007.

After practicing law for nearly eight years, it was time to trade in writing trial briefs for writing children’s books and collaborating with non-profits to support philanthropic initiatives such as Foster the Love with First Lady Donna Edwards, Lafayette Walk to Defeat ALS, The Family Tree, Operation Shower, Wild Cat Foundation, and Hayley’s Bracelet fundraiser to benefit Lurie Children’s Hospital.

Her series has won over 23 awards and has received glowing reviews.

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Monday, March 18, 2024

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