In August 2009, Random House published Cooper's memoir Homer’s Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned about Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat. I am a Cat’ is a little sad and a bit farcical at the same time, kind of like an American television family sitcom if the show was written by doctorate candidates of philosophy, the arts and literature. Written by Japanese author Soseki Narsume in 1904, it is a wordy intellectual essay about family, society, and ideas clothed over by a story of what a nameless cat observes. Similar to how Christine adopted ZoomBa in the library parking lot, you’ll meet Dewey – an abandoned and beloved small-town library cat that changed the lives of the community.

Books about cats don’t often come with prose this elegant and thoughtful, and The Life of Pi may well restore your faith in something, be it life, faith, or the human spirit. Then, find nonfiction and fiction books about cats and people who save each other from their current circumstances. You had me at. . . . . (long, meaningful pause) THE COVER! A bubbling cumulonimbus cloud, a lightning bolt, an explosive BOOM!, a terrified pooch suspended in midair, and one, very superior, very smug, know-it-all cat, create a cover that stokes the curiosity and fires the imagination. In this case, judge the book by the cover. BOOM! created and illustrated by Paul Meisel, recipient of two Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Awards, is a comic book-styled picture book or a little brother to the graphic novel. BOOM!, published by Holiday House, is one of the latest book releases in a planned twenty-book special collection, "I Like to Read Comics." Each book is a stand-alone comic. A really fantastic book on enrichment for cats, with lovely photos and suggestions for modifying your cat's environment, with a nice emphasis on training and my favorite… FOOD PUZZLES! Lots of information on how to play with cats, as well as how to provide enrichment that meets all of the sensory needs!

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Mikel Delgado helped entirely with the next two sections (thank you!). She describes these books as user-friendly and accurate in what they tell us about cat behavior. Enjoy her summaries of each book; I did! El análisis que el gato desarrolla sobre los seres humanos me recuerda a lo que posteriormente también pondría en obra Franz Kafka con sus inolvidables relatos “Informe para una academia” e “Investigaciones de un perro”, aunque estos asumen posturas y desarrollo humano, la conexión con el gato de esta novela es similar. If you love those energetic and lovable felines as much as we do, you’ll just purr for this list featuring books about cats for adults. With considerable help from the accomplished Mikel Delgado ( @ mikel_maria), a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant, blogger extraordinaire, and PhD Candidate in Psychology at University of California, Berkeley, we compiled the best books for cat lovers on your gift list. Our list features four sections with academic texts, general introductions to cat behavior, a section on play and environmental enrichment, and a final section on learning and training. I can assure you, none of these books would be so silly as to suggest that your cat wants to kill you. I included this book on the list of Best Books for Dog Lovers, and it is a must-read for cat lovers too. I was excited to hear that Veterinary Behaviorist Meghan E. Herron recently reviewed it as “long overdue,” and “a must-read for anyone working with shelter animals and will appeal to those who have an interest in shelter animals or animal behavior in general.”

The ideas here are very creative, but Coraline is definitely on the darker side of children’s fiction books about cats. This one is especially fun if you enjoy haunted house books. reviewer expressed regret not purchasing an old hardcover copy of “The Silmarillion” by Tolkien and asked if they ship to Denmark.The incredibly heartwarming nature of this true-life story makes A Street Cat Named Bob one of the best books about cats you can hope to find. I Like to Read® Comics, like their award-winning I Like to Read® counterpart, are created by celebrated artists and support reading comprehension to transform children into lifelong readers.

Entre todos tendrán conversaciones y discusiones super interesantes acerca de muchos aspectos de la vida, algunos de sucesos concretos que ocurren en la novela pero otros de temas mucho más profundos y transcendentales de la vida humana. Y sobre todo, con el estilo irónico de Soseki, veremos que se ríe precisamente de todas estas formas de pensar y de estar en el mundo. You honestly cannot go wrong with nonfiction books about cats set in the library. Plus, if you are looking for cat books for young readers, know that there’s a special edition just for them. Next comes Diogenes who, when asked at what age it was best to take a wife, replied, 'For a young man, not yet; for the old man, never.'" (p. 459) Of course, there are a plethora of translated novels about cats and their nine lives. Or, maybe you wish to take a road trip with your best feline friend.Going through a rough patch herself, Myron (and the library) take in Dewey where he thrives for almost two decades. Homer left behind a rescue community of “Homer’s Heroes” that continues to advocate for special-needs animals in his name. [11] Homer’s Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned about Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat has been published in 22 languages in some 32 countries around the world, including the Netherlands ( Wonderkat), Germany ( Homer und Ich), Italy ( Omero Gatto Nero), France ( L'odyssée d'Homère), Russia ( Одиссея Гомера), Finland ( Homer-kissan uskomaton elämä), Poland ( Odyseja kota imieniem Homer), England, Korea, China, and Japan. Por último, debo reconocer que seguramente Haruki Murakami debe haberse inspirado en este y otros libros de Sōseki para escribir sus novelas, dado que muchas situaciones y especialmente en la características de los personajes algunos parecidos son sorprendentes. If you enjoyed Marley and Me but are craving books about cats, Dewey’s story might just touch your heart.

This early graphic novel from two-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Honoree Paul Meisel is perfect for first graders learning to read on their own. Homer's Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned About Love and Life With a Blind Wonder Cat (2009) Third, I found the quotes on a variety of complaints about women interesting and humorous since I've never read them anywhere before. For example: Bad Blinitz already has a rat problem, and beneath that, an even greater issue – an unnamed evil presence that seems to be controlling everything … and getting stronger. First off, she and her parents only get to use part of the house because other tenants live there. Second, the other tenants are boring and weird.The book also delves into Homer's later years, where he served as a big brother of sorts to a new special-needs kitten who would enter his and Gwen's lives. The Ninth Life of a Blind Wonder Cat also covers his bout with acute liver failure, which veterinarians predicted Homer would die from within a few weeks, a prognosis that proved incorrect when Homer went on to live in relative good health for more than six months. [10] Homer's illness and seemingly miraculous extended life are the subject of Cooper's 2018 short memoir Homer and The Holiday Miracle.