Tom Props His Chin on Both Hands Beside Tiny Jerry

Tom the cat lies on his belly with his head propped up in both hands, a big satisfied smile on his face and his eyebrows tilted in a sly way. Long whiskers stretch out on each side of his round nose, and his tall pointed ears and fluffy curled tail fill the upper corners of the page. Down below, tiny Jerry the mouse sits near Tom's arm with his own hands held against his cheeks, copying the same pose. The lines are bold and clean, so the large areas of Tom's body are easy for small hands to fill in. Try coloring Tom in blue-gray and Jerry in warm brown, then talk about how the two characters are posed alike but are very different in size. The page also works well for a quick lesson on big versus small.