The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC’s (the Hard Way)

Get ready for a hilarious, high-energy adventure through the alphabet—from bestselling, award-winning artist and beloved creator of the MUTTS comic, Patrick McDonnell!

It starts with an ALLIGATOR and a BEAR chasing a CAT. When a DRAGON (and a chicken and an egg!) join in pursuit, things start to get REALLY interesting. A wild and wacky chase through snow and ice, to jungles and over mountaintops, leads the whole crew to a wonderful realization: They’re better off as friends.

From New York Times bestselling author and Caldecott Honor recipient Patrick McDonnell comes an exciting new take on the alphabet book for everyone who has ever wondered what’s just beyond the front door.

Don’t miss these other picture books by Patrick McDonnell:
Me…Jane
The Gift of Nothing
The Gift of Everything
Art
Hug Time
Tek
The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC’s (the Hard Way)
A Perfectly Messed-Up Story
The Monsters’ Monster

• Praise for The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC's (the Hard Way):
  A New York Times Notable Children's Book of 2017
  A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2017
  An Amazon Best Book of the Month (September 2017)
  School Library Journal's Best Picture Books of 2017
  A Horn Book Fanfare Best Books of the Year 2017
  Huffington Post's Best Picture Books of 2017
  Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books of 2017
  A Nerdies 2017 Selection
  ALA-ALSC Notable Books for Children List 2018
• * "Give this book an F, yes, an F: for fun and funny."
  Kirkus Reviews, starred review
• * "Touches of wit and plenty of zip recommend this for lap-sit sharing."
  The Horn Book, starred review
• * "Gloriously fun...teeming with visual wit."
  Publishers Weekly, starred review
• * "Energetic and highly engaging...A brilliant caper that young learners will want to pore over!"
  School Library Journal, starred review
• "McDonnell's work once again proves to be silly, sweet and even timeless."
  The New York Times Book Review
• "McDonnell recaps the letters and implied words at the story's end, but there aren't any real stumpers—just the pure pleasure of retelling this manic romp, using the alphabet/illustration combo as cue cards along the way."
  BCCB
• "Delightful."
  The New York Times
• "Simplicity doesn't take away from the humor."
  Booklist
• "This nearly wordless adventure is a beautiful example of how less is more."
  The Virginian-Pilot