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As you know, cats don’t read (it’s not necessarily that we can’t—we just have better things to do). But that doesn’t stop me from reviewing worthy cat books. My human reads the books to me and then I make my assessment. Being a cat, perhaps my opinion will differ from a human’s perspective. But that’s your problem, not mine.
By Sparkle on February 21, 2010
Hey kitties — do you have new humans who are clueless about what you require from them? Then you should make sure they pick up these handy flash cards.
Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged cat care, flash cards, human aversion to learning, human training, more help for clueless humans
By Sparkle on January 18, 2010
Author Gwen Cooper had no idea what she was getting into when she adopted Homer. She just knew that she was taking in a blind, black kitten that was almost guaranteed to create havoc in her single, twenty-something lifestyle.
Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged blind cat, cat book reviews, Gwen Cooper, Homer's Odyssey
By Sparkle on December 25, 2009
“When the student is ready,” some human once said, “the teacher will appear.” Buckley came into Ingrid King’s life at just the right time.
Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged book reviews, buckley's story, cat books, ingrid king, tortoiseshell
By Sparkle on November 23, 2009
There are book about cats by passionate cat lovers and cat books by converted cat haters, but I think Cleveland Amory is unique as a cat author…
Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged cat book reviews, cat books, cat who came for christmas, cleveland amory, fund for animals, polar bear
By Sparkle on October 29, 2009
At first I wasn’t aware this book was sitting around, waiting to be reviewed. Next thing I knew, my human had Binga jumping through a Styrofoam hoop…
Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged arden moore, Binga, cat book reviews, cat books, cat-alog, harry choron, planet cat, sandra choron
By Sparkle on September 28, 2009
This charming, classic book about Norton the traveling Scottish Fold and his human companion, publisher/ author/ screenwriter Peter Gethers, made my human laugh out loud more than once.
Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged cat book reviews, cat books, cat who went to paris, harrison ford, norton, peter gethers, roman polanski, scottish fold
By Sparkle on September 5, 2009
If you miss the characters from the first Warriors series, or if the books left you wondering about some of the events that happened before the start of Into the Wild, you’ll find the answers here in this “Super Edition,” which follows Bluestar’s life from her kittenhood up until she discovers Rusty (later Firestar).
Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged bluestar's prophecy, book reviews, cat books, erin hunter, warriors
By Sparkle on July 2, 2009
The real title to this book should be: Why Do Humans Ask Such Silly Questions? Even the authors must agree with me, because some of their answers are downright snarky.
Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged caroline colie, cat book reviews, cat books, cat facts, margaret bonham, sparkle, why do cats bury their poop
By Sparkle on May 1, 2009
What first drew me to this book was that the cover boasted, “Answers your cat food questions.” Unfortunately, it didn’t answer my cat food questions, which were, “Why don’t they make mouse-flavored cat food?” and “How come no one has packaged crunchy cricket cat treats?”
Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged cat book reviews, cat books, cat nutrition, elizabeth hodgkins, feline nutrition, indoor cats, your cat
By Sparkle on May 1, 2009
Don’t expect everything to be neatly tied up at the end of the “Power of Three” series. It leaves you asking almost as many questions as it answers.
Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged cat book reviews, cat books, erin hunter, hollyleaf, jayfeather, lionblaze, power of three, sunrise, warriors, warriors sunrise
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