The Lost Kitten Written by Jo Albee Illustrated by Grace Goldberg
One day Jodi was on her way to the corner market With each step she took the coins in her pouch jingle-jangled They seemed to say Buy ice cream buy peanuts buy popcorn
Suddenly Jodi heard the angry b-e-e-e-p of a car horn The driver screeched to a stop as a small gray kitten dashed across the street The frightened kitten ran right by Jodi and huddled in an empty doorway