Spotlight on FLIP: "Here Kitty Kitty!" by Pat Mora

Have you noticed the black bags with blue or green labels at your local St. Louis County Library branch? Those bags are part of an awesome program called FLIP (Family Literacy Involvement Program). FLIP was developed by the Houston Children’s Museum in partnership with the Houston Public Library. SLCL received a grant to create a limited number of kits for six branches in 2011. The kits proved to be so popular we had to create more! Now FLIP kits are in all 20 SLCL branches.

FLIP kits contain everything needed for parent and child to have a great shared literacy experience. Each kit contains a book, activity sheet and supplies.

FLIP KIT: “Here, kitty, kitty! ¡Ven, gatita, ven!” by Pat Mora

Ages: Toddler (18-36 months)

This kit contains the bilingual book “Here Kitty Kitty” by Pat Mora. A child describes the antics of a mischievous kitty.  After reading the book with your child, use the activity sheet to get ideas on how to work with position words like over and under. The kit also contains a stuffed cat and bandana to reinforce what your child will learn with a fun game.

--Desiree S., HQ