pontalba Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Kell my counters are DISGUSTING with litle cat foot prints. Now don't get me wrong they get disinfected thoroughly before every meal but nevertheless, then there's the litter in the bed sheets. Yup ya gotta love em' to tolerate them. Mine have been with me for 15 years. Yup, a bottle of "bleach-water" at all times available. But for the other I use newspaper. Cheaper, and doesn't get into everything. Plus if the dogs happen to get to it, newspaper won't make em sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 Ah Kell...the font of all knowledge. Thank you for supplying my lost author. I will put the other one on my wish list. You mentioned the Terry Pratchett book yesterday, and I have already ordered it from Greenmetropolis! So, thanks for the recommendations. Susanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 LOL - I thought it sounded familiar, but it wasn't till I realised that Westall wote The Cats of Seroster (I knew about Devil on the Road for sure) that I remembered about him writing Blitzcat too - sheer luck, rather than good memory. Hope you'll enjoy The Unadulterated Cat - I loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 I've not read them, but there is a series by Erin Hunter called Warriors all about cats. I hadn't realised there were so many in the series until I just googled them. They seem very popular for 8 - 11 year olds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Orchid Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I quite enjoyed Nick Smith's "Milk Treading" (about a cat detective), and just discovered he's got another one out with the same protagonist. There's also a Japanese writer who did "I am a cat", which is on my TBR list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 Thanks PO. That's a few more to add to my list:blush:, but I have to say that anything about cats is a must! Laura...I couldn't say. There are so many! Wind in the willows, Watership Down, loads! Why don't you start a thread and get everyone to put in suggestions? I know that there is a group on Shelfari which is about animal books. There are lots of suggestions there too. Pp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrathofkublakhan Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I'd like to add to the thread the author, Diane Duane. She has several "cat wizard" books set in her "So You Want To Be a Wizard" universe, as I recall they live in Grand Central Station. A wikipedia link to one story can be found here. I love the philosophy of these cats because they don't really have a spiritual or religious approach but believe in "fighting entropy", the ultimate collapse of the universe simply by doing good - even if it is just picking up a wrapper to toss in the trash can. In fact, I like it very much. Finally, if you like ... here is a picture of my cat, Emily. She is a one-eyed cat and so must be magical! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Finally, if you like ... here is a picture of my cat, Emily. She is a one-eyed cat and so must be magical! Aww, she's so cute, Wrath! I can't for the life of me think of any feline literature I've read. Wait, does Garfield count? I'm sure I have some lengthy 'graphic novel'-type Garfield stories at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty_kitty Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 I love Terry Pratchtt - The Amazing Maurice and his educated rodents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted August 26, 2007 Author Share Posted August 26, 2007 Kitty said I love Terry Pratchtt - The Amazing Maurice and his educated rodents Another one for my TBR list! Thanks Kitty Pp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblomov Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Anyone who likes cats should read Desmond Morris' classic Catwatching. I also once read a very unusual and fascinating fantasy short story called My Father, the Cat. I cannot recall the author, but the story appears in some old Sci-fi anthologies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merflerher Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Have none of you read Felidae and Felidae on the Road? The author is Pirinnci, I think. About a cat who investigates the murder of another cat. When I was a child I read the Mr Twinks books, again about a cat detective (can you see a theme here??). I tried tracking them down on Amazon and Abebooks and they are selling at over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooncat Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Have none of you read Felidae and Felidae on the Road? The author is Pirinnci, I think. About a cat who investigates the murder of another cat. When I was a child I read the Mr Twinks books, again about a cat detective (can you see a theme here??). I tried tracking them down on Amazon and Abebooks and they are selling at over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblomov Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 There is a book titled Magicats! by Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois (editors). It is an anthology with no less tha 18 fantasy cat stories, including My Father, the Cat that I mentioned ealier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted September 1, 2007 Author Share Posted September 1, 2007 Wow! these all sound wonderful. I think I will have to go through the whole thread again and make a list, ready to put on my wish list....though I don't think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 I admit I haven't read the entire thread, but if nobody else has mentioned these books, I must... Deric Longden - The Cat Who Came In From The Cold, and Enough To Make A Cat Laugh (he's written more than this, but these are the best two). Cat lovers everywhere will love these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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