As the cat grew fatter and fatter after gobbling up the characters in the book including the old woman, Skohottentot, Skolinkenlot, five birds in a flock, seven girls dancing, the lady with the pink parasol and the parson with a crooked staff, the uproarious laughter of the first graders could be heard throughout the school. The first time I heard The Fat Cat was in the library at my son's school when a visiting public librarian was reading it as a flannel board story. This book is story time magic! If you want to hear a classroom of pre-K to third graders roar with laughter, this is the book.