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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Rabe, Tish.

  Step this way / by Tish Rabe ; from a script by Graham Ralph ; illustrated by Tom Brannon. — First edition.

  pages cm. — (Step into reading. Step 2)

  “Based in part on The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! TV series”—Copyright page.

  ISBN 978-0-449-81435-2 (trade) — ISBN 978-0-375-97163-1 (lib. bdg.) — eISBN: 978-0-375-98154-8

  1. Brannon, Tom, illustrator. II. Ralph, Graham. III. Cat in the hat knows a lot about that! (Television program). IV. Title.

  PZ8.3.R1145St 2013 [E]—dc23 2012047693

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  Title Page

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  “These shoes are cool,” said Nick.

  “But as you can see,

  they may fit your dad

  but they’re too big for me.”

  “When I wear my mom’s shoes,”

  said Sally, “I fall.

  Her shoes are too big

  and my feet are too small.”

  “Shoe trouble?” the Cat said.

  “Well, I have some news.

  Not everyone’s feet can

  fit in the same shoes.

  “Feet come in all sizes,

  and soon you’ll see that

  some are flippy, some flappy,

  and some feet are flat.

  “Want to see some neat feet?

  Well, today I’ll take you

  to a faraway place:

  Bing-Bungle-Ba-Boo!

  “It’s a wonderful place

  full of friends you will meet.

  And each of them has,

  oh, such different feet!”

  In minutes they landed

  in Bing-Bungle-Ba-Boo,

  right by a lake,

  and the Cat called, “Yoo-hoo!”

  “Hello there, Cat! Welcome

  to my lake,” said a duck.

  “Emily!” cried the Cat.

  “There you are! We’re in luck!

  “Meet Emily, one of

  my friends,” said the Cat.

  “As you see, her two feet

  are all flippy and flat.”

  “It’s true,” said the duck.

  “My feet are long and wide.

  Let’s swim and I’ll race you

  to the other side.”

  The kids tried their best,

  but soon Sally said,

  “We’ve fallen behind.

  Emily’s way ahead!”

  “She won,” said the Cat,

  “and we came in last.

  Her feet push the water

  so she can swim fast.

  “Duck feet are perfect

  for swimming, it’s true.

  With my Flipper-ma-zippers

  we can swim fast, too.”

  They swam really fast

  and crossed the finish line.

  Then they heard a voice call,

  “Do you have feet like mine?”

  “Nick and Sally,” the Cat said,

  “I’d like you to meet

  Mikey the Lemur,

  who hangs by his feet.”

  “Our feet aren’t like yours,”

  said Nick. “Not at all.

  If we hung by our feet,

  I’m afraid we would fall.”

  “I have lemur feet,”

  said the Cat, “just for you.

  Now you can hang

  the way Mikey can do.”

  Before the kids knew it,

  they were up in a tree.

  “I can hang like a lemur,”

  said Nick. “Look at me!”

  “Try this!” Mikey said.

  “You will think that it’s neat.

  You can hang upside down

  just by using your feet.”

  “Lemurs are great climbers,”

  a voice said, “but see?

  Nobody is better

  at climbing than me!”

  “Greg the Gecko!” the Cat said.

  “We’re glad to see you.

  Geckos have feet

  that can stick just like glue.”

  “Tiny hairs,” said Greg,

  “help my feet to grip.

  These hairs let me hold on

  so I do not slip.”

  The Cat passed out gecko feet.

  Nick said, “This is tricky.

  I can’t move at all.

  My feet are too sticky.”

  “Look!” said the gecko.

  “I’ll show you my trick—

  press and peel, peel and press,

  and your feet will not stick.”

  They pressed and they peeled,

  and the gecko was right.

  They walked upside down,

  and their feet held on tight.

  “I can walk like a gecko!”

  said Nick. “Who would guess

  you can walk upside down

  if you peel and you press?

  “Try duck feet for swimming,

  and lemurs’ for gripping.

  The feet of a gecko

  will keep you from slipping.

  “But, Sally, I think that

  when we get back home,

  I’ll return your dad’s shoes

  and just wear . . .

  “. . . my own!”

 

 

  Tish Rabe, Step This Way

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