Cats Books

Whatever the small spunky feline in the title role of this book does gets him into trouble, but it's never intended and it usually has an unexpectedly good outcome. This small black, bow-tied cat has a Cheshire grin and lives "in a huge, dirty city". The illustrations are childlike but edgy and full of fascinating detail. They are reminiscent of Richard Scarry's artwork.

We watch as Bad Cat wanders the city, stumbling into one situation after another - he paints a wall, sprays water, picks flowers, drops a banana peel, bounces on a bed - and always sings songs. People yell "Hey, you, bad cat! Don't you do that!" and only realize after he's long gone that "Bad Cat, Bad Cat, you're not as bad as all that!" Bad Cat is a loner, a bit of a rebel, and probably has an attention deficit problem, but he's also a catalyst who makes good things happen as he jumps from one misadventure into another.

Kids often feel misunderstood by those around them but unable to articulate what really happened - they'll find it very easy to identify with Bad Cat's antics and sheer exuberance and realize that they're "not as bad as all that".

Chalk up one more rave review by an almost-two toddler. My daughter actually had the Bad Cat sequel first (Bad Cat Puts On His Top Hat). We got Bad Cat when I just could not read Bad Cat II one more time! :) Truthfully, I love them both and so does she. The "busy" pictures--the ones with all of the characters (especially the opening page of the book)--are, by far, her favorites, as she loves to pick out the characters from the busy city scenes. She also is completely cracked up by the character's names (in both books). (Today, she kissed one of the pages in the book and said, "I love you, Pooslop.") Bad Cat is one misunderstood cat; he's naughty, and silly, and great fun to read.

Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! I'm heading into 50 and this book made ME laugh out loud! The illustrations are delightful. Will make a nice gift for any age cat lover.

I picked up this book over the holidays for our 7 year old daughter who is an avid reader.
When we first opened it (post holiday period) we could not get past the graphics, plot and the feeling of wanting to read it over and over again.

This was a great book to read in between our chapter books. I often find her reading it to herself. I look forward to another bad cat book.

2 Thumbs Up!

Bad Cat is one serendipitous cat. He does something and people holler at him for being a bad cat. As he runs away, these same people discover what he has done is to make things better than how he found them, or to do good deeds by happenstance.

First example: He finds several cans of open paint and a paintbrush in front of a store. He picks up the brush and begins painting in first one color then another. The owner comes out shaking a stick at Bad Cat, chasing him away. When the man discovers the beautiful graffiti on the store front, he calls Bad Cat back. But Bad Cat is singing: "I'm a bad cat, bad cat,/ said that man,/ he thinks I live/ in a garbage can!" as he runs away.

My favorite example: Two rather large people, man and woman, each carrying groceries, slip on a banana peel Bad Cat throws down. They crash into each other, spilling groceries everywhere. Other people grab him, intending to do harm to our Bad Cat. Lying on the sidewalk, the two people look into each other's eyes and fall in love. The people celebrate this wondrous occasion by having a block party. To Bad Cat, they say: "You're not as bad as all that!"

In the last episode Bad Cat meets a character that shows up in the next book, a marmalade cat with glasses, representing perhaps the domesticated cat versus the stray cat with sharp teeth. Bad Cat also represents the desire to think outside the box. You know those children who won't follow directions, but follow the machinations of their own minds to create new ways of doing things. Bad Cat does what others think bad, but ends up creating good--all against a backdrop of intense colors. There's a definite message here.

The illustrations are intensely bold and colorful, created in Photoshop on a Mac. I would love to know how because they are so fabulous! Created by a writer/illustrator, this book is sure to please. I am looking forward to sharing this with my library children! You rule, Bad Cat!

Carbonel took me away when I was a child,I loved every well written detail,and could imagine every event as it took place-the only problem was,when I got older (alot older!!)I had forgotten the title and despaired of ever finding the book again-Imagine my joy when I found a used copy in a thrift store-it looked familiar,could it be....? Hooray!It was!Carbonel!I bought it immediately and read it asap and will never ever let it out of my hands again!This is a fabulous book for children of all ages,and if my opinion counts for anything,I would advise to get a copy of your own right now!Truly a wonderful,wonderful book.

...It was my FAVOURITE when I was a kid - ...Why is this fantastic book out of print??

When I first read this book, I was 10-years-old. I grew up and never forgot the joy that I received from its pages. I kept looking for it when I got older and now have my own copies of all the Carbonel books. I am now in possession of an amazing child's book that deserves to be shared throughout centuries to come. Wonderful book - deserving to be named a favorite classic.

This book captured my imagination as a child and was a pleasure to read again after 17 years. I feared I might ruin a childhood memory by tracking it down and reading it again but it was well worth the effort. I hope it's magic will still reach young readers even though it is now out of print.

My mom gave me this book when I was 8 years old. Hesitantly, I started reading it, and was immediately hooked. It is the first chapter book I remember reading, and I owe my love of literature to Barbara Sleigh and Carbonel. Before the advent of the Internet, I spent many years trying to track down copies of all the Carbonel books, with limited success. Then one day, I discovered that they had had been reissued in the United Kingdom. I was in law school at the time, and my wife told me we couldn't afford them. Imagine my surprise, that Christmas, when I found them under the tree! My wife had called a bookstore in London, and had them shipped to the US just in time for the holidays. I'm now 39 years old, and still reread those books about once a year. I have read them to both my children, and they have read them by themselves. I think we can all look back on our lives, and find one or two events that shape aspects of our future. For me, a British book about a little girl, a witch and a magical, royal cat set me on a road where books became some of my most cherished possessions, and reading my most enjoyable pasttime. Read the books; feel the magic.

As a writer, editor, art lover, and longtime feline fancier, this book is a happily found treasure. Writer and Artist, Emily Weinstein has captured the unique personality, expressions, and style of cats from coast-to-coast through her cleverly written stories, and original stylized monoprints. This book belongs on every bookshelf, coffee table, and end table. Spend hours getting to know Taormina, Merlin, Scarlett, and Sophie. Like a favorite film, "Cat Book," will be savored over and over again. This book will be appreciated by animal lovers, art lovers, and people who appreciate character.

As a writer, editor, art lover, and longtime feline fancier, this book is a happily found treasure. Writer and Artist, Emily Weinstein has captured the unique personality, expressions, and style of cats from coast-to-coast through her cleverly written stories, and original stylized monoprints. This book belongs on every bookshelf, coffee table, and end table. Spend hours getting to know Taormina, Merlin, Scarlett, and Sophie. Like a favorite film, "Cat Book," will be savored over and over again. This book will be appreciated by animal lovers, art lovers, and people who appreciate character.

Written and illustrated by Emily Eve Weinstein, Cat Book is both a unique original art collection and a memoir/celebration of beloved feline friends. Weinstein's vividly crafted, full color monographs deftly capture the fur, love, and kinship of a variety of different four-legged hunters, and her words tell the unique life story of each animal, whom she got to know. Cat Book is enthusiastically recommended reading for cat lovers!

Ms. Weinstein is a woman blessed with many gifts. Several of these gifts are skillfully applied in Cat Book. Her monoprints in oils capture the essence of each feline featured, and the accompanying prose clearly reveals this author's passion.

The artwork is pleasing to the eye, and each story pairing cat and human is either humorous, heart warming, or touching. Ms. Weinstein's insights into taming feral felines, cat behavior, and maintaining optimum health are priceless.

If you count a cat lover among your family or friends, or if you are a cat lover yourself, Cat Book would be an ideal gift for any reason or season.

I highly recommend it.

I this small compact volume called simply Cat Book, artist Emily Eve Weinstein has created an enchanting and beautiful compilation of paintings and real life stories of our feline friends. With pictures and heartfelt sentences, she introduces us to over fifty kitties.

Weinstein's creations are awash with colour and life and often make you smile. Some of her pieces look almost avant garde and a few resemble puzzles but the cat hidden away in the bold brush strokes makes his or her presence known eventually. The accompanying narratives and anecdotes only make this slim volume that much more enjoyable.

Ms. Weinstein is a firm supporter of animal shelters, rescue agencies and welfare groups and some of these agencies are using her book as a fund raiser. The last few pages also discuss Neuter/Spaying programs, alternative pet care and other valuable information for pet lovers. Cat Book is a must read, whether you're a cat lover or not...

This book introduced me to the concept that the afterlife will be what you imagine it to be.
I'll never forget one character's trek across a hell where maggot-filled raindrops fall and Hitler crawls around as a little worm.
The preacher of the fundamentalist church was creepy carrying around that mummified hand in his shirt pocket-especially when it would move.
Then there was the scientist that had a fetish for torturing cats, and who performed death experiments on animals. Loved the passage when the toad was drifting away to meet his golden toad goddess!

I read this book back in 1988 when I was 13, and all this stuff has stuck with me. This book really challenged my Southern Baptist upbringing (understatment), and Steiber really lead me to consider what really happens after death. I would consider this book to have a theme about the contrast between organized religion and more pagan/"earthy" beliefs.

Finally, I absolutely LOVED the leader of the Wiccans-Constance and the leather garters passed down from preistess to preistess from ancient times.

Strieber wrote this book in his pre-Communion days and includes a note that the fairy characters (with slight stature and large eyes) seen in the book may be a subconscious expression of his memories of the grays.

I highly recommend this book for the sheer imaginative qualities that Streiber used.

I loved this book. I've read it 3 times. I don't have enough words to describe the passion this story evokes in me. Full of magick of the rawest kind, and just enough danger to keep your blood pumping. When I read this book I long to live at Constance Colliers witch village. Oh, if only there was such a place!! This is a great work of art.

Despite the cheesy cover art, Whitley Streiber put together a pleasant little read in his pre-Communion days. He has the usual trouble male authors frequently have when trying to write about the intimate thoughts and feelings of a woman, but otherwise it is good enough. I did, however, keep thinking of questions he had left unanswered after I finished the book. Naughty Whitley.

Well as I am No great writer, I'll make this short and shiny. The imagery in this book was amazing, throughout the book I felt as if I were part of the Covenstead, as if I was there to see all that was occuring,I gained feelings for Amanda Walker, Robin and also a slight pang of sympathy for Constance. The book created a wall of unexplainable atmosphere for me . In a short conclusion I reccommend this book to any one with an intrest in witchcraft, or alternative communities. I am dying to read more from Strieber.

This is a great book to read, if you can find a copy. It has elements of paganism, fantasy & horror. A young woman's experiences in a small community, clashes between a pagan compound and a local christain group.

The wild hunt bit in this book is great! Wonderful fantasy book for pagan readers!

There are two things wrong with this fine book: it's hardcover and thus, may come across as merely a 'coffee table book' with less text value. Not true! Secondly, the title perhaps suggests a book that is all 'sing song' and full of mushy cat ramblings. Completely false! 'Cats Have No Masters...Just Friends' should be titled something like, 'How to Have an AWESOME Relationship with your Cat.' There is no possible way that one could read this book and not substantially (if not radically) improve life with a cat. So much is covered in this book that is truly original - from Ms. Anderson's section on the (often overlooked) differences between cats and dogs, to dispelling cat myths, to the very detailed, practical, fun chapters on exactly how to treat your cat to bring out the best in feline-human friendship, this well-written book is an absolute MUST HAVE for any person with a cat. First time cat owners should read this book before getting a cat. Long time cat owners will smile and learn from the wisdom and humor on these pages. By the way, there are wonderful color photographs on each page, perfectly illustrating the lively text. This book is a gem. Treat yourself, treat a friend, don't miss this one!!

Great cat coffee table book. One purrecious cat basking in the sun after another, another at play,

...it would make a great wonderful gift with beautiful cat pictures in majestic scenic backgrounds and great useful sayings on how to treat a cat and how a cat treats you.

The author was so kind as to autograph my book for a friend whose one and only cat had passed away.

Don't let the price scare you away, it's worth every penny. There's a wealth of tools and secrets for a super-rewarding relationship with your cat(s). Two thumbs 'way up' for this work by Karen Anderson. purr purr purr

Purrfect cat coffee table book. One purrecious cat basking in the sun after another, another at play, another at hunt

...it would make a great wonderful gift with beautiful cat pictures in majestic scenic backgrounds and great useful verses on how to treat a cat and how a cat treats you."

..take it from me, my friend's cat passed away and so i gifted her with the book and she felt 1000 TIMES BETTER! she's thinking of now getting another cat!

I picked this book up at the bookstore to read while I waited for my husband. If you have ever had a "cat friend" this is excellent. Karen Anderson catches the true thoughts and feelings of cats and their human friends. I will now buy this book to keep in my library to enjoy again and again. It is a book for those who truly love and know "the cat".

I lost 20 lbs after reading Arnots books. He offers safe and effective advice for folks who want to live longer and healthier lives.

Dr. Bob's "Guide to Turning Back the Clock" is 100 percent accurate and a good motivational tool for both men and women. I had no idea that enriched flour ... is so bad for your body. He has some very good ideas on how to eat and "fuel" your body. I especially liked the sections on roller blading and cross country skiing. This is the "one" diet/fitness book to have at your side. Cousin Arnold is right: "Be the best you've ever been. Now is the time and this is the book!"

Very informative book. It contains a lot of useful information. I became bored with many parts of the book especially when Dr. Arnot went into long discussions on topics like which sports equipment to purchase. Overall the book contained very practical information. I found the diet information extremely useful, but a little hard to actually implement. For a short time after reading the book, I actually did follow Dr. Arnot's eating advice and felt better than I have in a long time.

Sensible and practical. No quick fixes, but collects a bunch of good tips into one place.

great book, very informative, talks about not only diet, but also the importance of exercise and mixing it up. Not just cardio but muscle building/strengthening as well. No BS in his book, everything makes sense. Oh yeah, Arnie recommends it.

I was given this book as a gift in preparation for my new Cornish Rex kitten. I found it very informative. The author only confirmed my interest in having one of these incredible cats with personality plus++. The most important fact, for me, was her discussion of this breed's low tolerance to the pre-anesthetic, Ketamine. For the "pet quality" owner who will be spaying or neutering their Rex, this is certainly an important topic to discuss pre-operatively with your veterinarian.

This book is a wonderful reference for the Cornish Rex owner (really someone owned by a Cornish Rex!) or for people considering taking one of these balls of energy and loving, non-stop attention into their lives. These cats are a little different... and Greta Huls takes you through background, grooming, feeding, healthcare and breed standards in a very interesting, straightforward and informative way. For instance, the information on the breed's intolerance to pre-op drugs is invaluable and possibly a lifesaver. In addition, the wonderful photographs perfectly illustrate the Cornish Rex's beauty and character.

Greta's book is great. It is extremely informative. This is a great book for people with Cornishes in their family or ones who want to have one in their family. I learned so much more about my cat since I got her book. Excellent photos! A++++

As a devoted breeder of this wonderful breed of cats, I can wholeheartly recommend Greta's new book. She did her homework quite well and picked many breeders brains to come up with a great finished product. And a very much needed book for this breed. A+++++++++

when i first got my two cornish rex, i read all that i could find on the cornish rex breed, and i discovered that there were no comprehensive books on them. i really needed some tips + how-to's specific to rexes. fortunately, greta's book provides that. the text is informative and easy to read, as well as entertaining. thanks, greta! from one owner who's happier + a little more confident in her cat care now.

Words cannot describe how much I loved this book. I laughed and I cried. This is written about Laura's walk with God and how show she incorporated her faith in cat shows. Very thought provoking. This is great for new or non-christians. Long time Christians will enjoy this book as well. Just have faith!!!

I loved, loved this book! So will you! Tender, funny, inspiring....enjoy it!

How To Have Purr-Fect Faith is a Christian testimonial from an expert in breeding, raising, and showing award-winning Persian cats. Expressing the author's reflections on what it truly means to have faith in God's unconditional love, and His involvement in everything His creations do, even the daily events of a cat show, How To Have Purr-Fect Faith is a bountiful expression of warmth, spirit, and abiding love. A moving and emotional narrative reflecting the author's deep conviction.

Purr-fect Faith is a wonderful story of Laura's journey of faith as told through her campaign with a national winning cat.
Her writing is interesting and captivating for all persons and was an inspiration to me.
I highly recommend this book.

This book is super. I have read it twice and will read it several more times. The way it is written is just great. Laura has written it in such a way that you want to read it through as soon as you start reading.I found myself not being able to put it down the first time,and just had to read it all the way through,and was glad I did. What an inspiration Laura is for us fellow christian cat fanciers! This book will sell, no doubt. Way to go Laura,for writing down what God had on your heart,and having the Purrfect Faith to go through with it!!

My 2 1/2 yr old daughter has the Autism Spectrum Disorder PDD-NOS. Her Speech Therapist used this book with her and she loves it. It is a wonderful way to help children practice speaking in the most natural way possible.

As a mom, I am always looking for ways to reinforce what the therapists do to help my daughter. This book allows me to do that.

This is such a cute book! My toddler loves it and can practically recite it, which is pretty hilarious. We love it.

I love this book. It is so fun to read with my boys. My two year old loves the "pooky pider" part. That's spooky spider for those of you who don't speak two year old. One of my favorite parts of this book is the illustrations. John Butler is extremely talented!

My one year old daughter adores this book. Although she can't say it, it's clear that this is her favorite book. She even says, "Aaaahhh" after I say it aloud. The illustrations are simple yet realistic, which is perfect for toddlers; pictures with too much information can be overwhelming for them. I haven't tested it on older kids, but my guess is that they'll like it, too. The illustrations are just too irresistible.

This book is read to the one and two year olds at the daycare center I work at. They LOVE it! It has been read so often most of them have the book memorized, but they keep asking us to read it to them. The pictures are really cute, too. It's a fun book to read together because the adults all think it's cute and the kids all get really into it.

This book truly is a diamond in the ruff. It seems to be hard to find, but if you can find it, then by all means, buy it immediately! Quinnell has given us a fantastic, intriguing story that takes into the heart of the bleak world that is the pre-1989 communist bloc. The characters are vividly fleshed out, and Mr Quinnell gives a virtual clinic in character development. Although the afformentioned development was a bit predictable, it was fantastic nonetheless. Read this book!

If there is one book that you are going to read this year,"In the Name of the Father" is the one. The plot grabs you from the beginning and holds on until the last line. The plot allows you to believe that the situation actually exists, and if you think of the time line along with actual historical events, this book makes the reader wonder if the story wasn't non-fiction.
A.J.Quinnell is the best author I have ever read. I'm surprised that he isn't required reading for students. I have read all of his books (except one, and that's because I can't find it) and I can honestly say that each one was as enjoyable as the first.
If you are looking for intrigue, fast-paced action, a book that you can't put down and are ready to lose a little sleep at night because you have to read one more chapter, read this book.

Id already read Man on Fire and Siege of Silence before In the Name of the Father, and I loved it. Its just what Ive come to expect from AJ Quinnell.... which is a masterpiece of writing.
Wasnt very long, but the story and realistic was he presents it was incredible... It takes place quite some time ago and I didnt understand some of it due to my lack of history of the USSR and Soviet Union but I managed. What a great book. If you havent read his others, please do so, they are amazing as well !

It appears that most of the reviewers here are young, some of whom have offered such statements as,"Wow! This novel makes you believe that there really WAS a Mirek Scibor, and that he really WAS employed by the Vatican, disguised as a kidney specialist, to kill Yuri Andropov."

Well, folks...I got news for you! A.J. Quinnell, the author, was the REAL DEAL. As he himself explained, he had been an intelligence officer--a spy. That had been his job. And THAT is why his book seems "so real," aside from the fact that [get ready!!] Mr. Quinnell himself clearly stated--in several television interviews that I witnessed when the book was first released--that his book was taken from FACTS that he had heard in the intelligence circuit. He appeared on all the morning talk shows for about a week.

He said, in fact, that the world of intelligence--just like any other profession--has its coffee houses, "after-set" joints, etc. It's a circuit. And ON that circuit, he learned that Yuri Andropov had been MURDERED by an employ of the Vatican. He decided to write a novel about something that REALLY happened.

To us, it all sounds like conspiracy theory. But he said that it was very natural, during the Cold War, even for enemy spies to meet in Vienna [a well-known gathering place of spies of all kinds, for you young folks who may not have known that], and have dinner, drink liquor, and generally exchange news that they'd heard. It's a profession. They hung out, exchanged ideas, shared news, etc., just like people in any other profession.

He said that he could easily tell, by the pattern of information he was receiving, that the rumors were on target. He would know!

I LOVE this book!! I'm 53 years old. The book came out in the 80s, and I still read it--over and over again. One reviewer hear hit it on the head: the book is, in a sense, very inspirational, in that you feel like anything can be done.

The leader of the Soviet Union, at that time, was the most guarded human being on earth. Yet the Vatican [well, or so the "fiction" goes] was able to plant a fake "kidney specialist" right inside the Kremlin...well, I can't tell you the rest of the book! Read for yourself.

If your life is very busy, and you have many things on your plate, DON'T READ THIS BOOK!! Because, if you do, you'll be HOOKED! You'll be reading it once a week.

Here's what REALLY, REALLY bugs me: How on EARTH has Hollywood missed this novel!!!!! The Cold War is finished. But SOMEBODY should create a flick of this book, before Cold War memories die. [Spielberg, WHERE ARE YOU!!!!!!]

This is a very solid effort by the author. It gave me a bit of a chill during a few parts. This is an interesting story line. I did not think it would work as well as it did. After all the Vatican is not really known for this type of activity. Never less, the author pulled it off. I think the excellent work on the story line did it for me. There were no cheap, convenient moves here. You believe each twist and turn would "of course" be there. The cast of characters is a good one with some memorable lines and personality traits. A fun book that moves fast.