Category: cats

Author: Valerie Oblath
Publisher: Three C’s Publishing
Genre: Memoir / Cats
ISBN: 978-09800623-2-8
Pages: 148
Price: $17.00

Author’s website
Buy it at Amazon

Meet Chloe Anne – a voluptuous, long-haired kitty. Full of curiosity and charm, she knows she’s “too beautiful for words.”

Chloe Anne begins life as Penny, before being incarcerated at the Big House, and before author Valerie Oblath adopts her. Living with her new Mom and sister, Chloe Anne never runs out of ways to amuse herself and find trouble. But despite her mischief, she’s secure in the knowledge that her Mom loves her, and she’ll never have to worry about ending up in the Big House again.

This humorous tale of Chloe Anne’s adventures is a joy to read. Even though it’s impossible to tell what a cat is really thinking, Valerie Oblath has created a convincing chat with this delightful feline. But even more than that, she shares her own warmth and devotion to the cats who share her home.

Anyone who’s ever lived with and been loved by a cat will enjoy reading this book.

Reviewer: Alice Berger

Author: Molly Brandenburg
Publisher: Sterling
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 978-1-4027-5903-1
Pages: 64
Price: $7.95

Author’s website
Buy it at Amazon

“Dogs come when they’re called; cats take a message and get back to you later.” Mary Bly

Anyone who’s ever been owned by a cat knows the truth of this statement. But what are they really thinking when they’re totally ignoring us?

Molly Brandenburg has climbed inside the mind of a cat to reveal their inner thoughts. In minimalistic line drawings, she illustrates cats at their very best, as they choose not to do what we want them to do.

If you’re a cat owner, you’ll chuckle at these kitty responses because you know they’re true. And if you’re not a cat owner? Well, you may just decide to get a dog.

Reviewer: Alice Berger

Author: Shizue Tomoda
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Genre: Autobiography
ISBN-10: 1419673874
Pages: 118
Price: $12.99

Buy it at Amazon

Raising a pet can be a rewarding yet demanding experience. Especially if you are a first time cat owner, Japanese, and living in France. No one knows this better than Shizue Tomoda, proud mother of her “feline son and daughter,” whose lives are colorfully described in her book, Taro & Tomi.

Tomoda spares few details in her simple but straightforward prose.< Most of the book is about Taro, her first kitten, where he is described in every aspect as he adjusts from adoption to life in an apartment. Charming illustrations supply the reader with images that give further life to a young kitty’s antics and also to the patience of a proud mother. Later on we learn of another addition to the fold, Tomi, and how a second child can alter the family dynamics of a newly created household.

Tomoda literally treats her cats as children. True cat lovers will identify with and applaud this behavior. When friends come to stay for a short time and form a particularly affectionate bond with Taro, the author experiences motherly concerns for her son after they leave. “When I woke up in the middle of the night, he was still lying on one of the guestroom beds. I wondered if he had fallen in love with one of the girls.”

Taro and Tomi benefit from the counseling and guidance Tomoda gives them as they grow together as a family. Her parental concern is one of the book’s most endearing qualities. The love and compassion the author displays for her children will surely touch the reader whether or not they ever owned a pet. This short, but warm-hearted and expressive book is certainly a refreshing and worthwhile read.

Reviewer: Gene Berger