Book Descriptions
for Tiptop Cat by C. Roger Mader
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Arresting and varied perspectives in the full-page and panel illustrations enhance the drama in a picture book about a high-rise dwelling cat who loves traversing his rooftop domain, until the day he goes after a bird and falls “down … down … down … down!” The cat, rotating through the fall, is lucky to land on an awning, and from there into the arms of a man on the ground. But after that, the cat prefers hidden places to wide-open, high-rise spaces, too scared to go back outside. A crow on the balcony is what finally lures him back out, and up, “until he found himself … on top of the world again.” Appealing in its own right, the story also speaks to any child who’s ever struggled with fear. (Ages 3–7)
CCBC Choices 2015. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2015. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
A curious cat plus a big fall leads to squashed confidence. How this cat bounces back will encourage readers everywhere to try, try again. Eye-catching art and crisp graphic paneling invite even the youngest of children to get back on their feet to explore the city alongside TipTop Cat.
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.