KATIE LOVES THE KITTENS

Katie the dog just can’t get things right. She LOVES the new kittens that have arrived in the house, but her enthusiasm is too much. The kittens are frightened by Katie’s loud voice and boisterous behavior. When she sulks away to her bed for a whole day, narrator Elizabeth Himmelman mews and howls with gusto. She is imperious as Sara Ann disciplines her dog. Himmelman’s pacing ebbs and flows with Katie’s efforts at self-control; her voice rises and falls as Katie tries to be a more empathetic with the kittens. Background music and sound effects underscore the cacophony and the chaos. An interview with creator John Himmelman completes the production. A.R. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2011]