Brian Gable’s zany cat/critter illustrations entertain and help “visually” define over 50 compound words set to Brian B. Cleary’s large (2 cm) text as it rambles over and  under the critters on the page.

Brian B. Cleary defines a  “compound word: [as]  A word made up of two or more shorter words” on the verso page set upon an easel with a teacher cat tapping the definition with her pointer. Then on page 10-11, he states,

” You’ll cut those big words down to size

when you see what they’re made of:

words you can pronounce and can spell

and aren’t a bit afraid of!”