Mama Cat Has Three Kittens

Mama Cat Has Three Kittens is a 1998 children's picture book, written and illustrated by Denise Fleming. It is about a mother cat and her three kittens: Fluffy and Skinny who are well behaved, and imitate their mother, and Boris, who naps until the other three rest when he becomes boisterous.

Reception

A review in Kirkus Reviews of Mama Cat Has Three Kittens wrote "The story is charming, but remains almost incidental to Fleming’s eye-rattling artwork in which cotton pulp is transformed into color-drenched handmade paper", and Booklist noted "The text is minimal yet strong, with a repetitive aspect that is perfect for the very young."
Mama Cat Has Three Kittens has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, The [Horn Book Magazine|Horn Book Guides], and the Cooperative Children's Book Center.
It is a 1999 ALA Notable Children's Book, a 1999 Charlotte Zolotow Award commended book, and a 1998 CCBC Choices book.