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Hardworking Cats: A Humorous Look at the Feline Contribution to Our Workaday World
An ode to the feline in your life, Hardworking Cats shows that cats are much less lazy than we give them credit for. It’s not all just sleeping in sunspots, curling up on laps, and looking adorable. Our cats are just as motivated as we are to get a good day’s work done. The next time one of your dog-loving friends (shudder) asks you “What’s your cat even good for other than laying around?” you can answer with a long list of one hundred different professions that your cat can do, including:
Official greeter, waiting for you at the door
Exterminator, ridding you of those pesky pests
Interior decorating, achieving that messy yet chic look
Furniture stripper, because who really needs upholstery anyway
Comedian, providing you with laughs at just the right moment
Food critic, letting you know you accidently bought the wrong flavor
Yoga practitioner, making sure to stay in shape with extra-long stretches
Job supervisor, keeping an eye out for any goofing off during gardening season
Data entry typist, showing that you don’t actually need to use real words to get your meaning across
And many more
Lovingly illustrated with one original illustrations, cat-lovers of all ages will enjoy finding which profession their cat is best at.
Official greeter, waiting for you at the door
Exterminator, ridding you of those pesky pests
Interior decorating, achieving that messy yet chic look
Furniture stripper, because who really needs upholstery anyway
Comedian, providing you with laughs at just the right moment
Food critic, letting you know you accidently bought the wrong flavor
Yoga practitioner, making sure to stay in shape with extra-long stretches
Job supervisor, keeping an eye out for any goofing off during gardening season
Data entry typist, showing that you don’t actually need to use real words to get your meaning across
And many more
Lovingly illustrated with one original illustrations, cat-lovers of all ages will enjoy finding which profession their cat is best at.
112 pages, Hardcover
First published October 14, 2014
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August 15, 2020
Adorable!
What s cute book! Cats do contribute to our lives and all the ways they do so are listed here in an amusing way, with illustrations.
35/5 Stars
What s cute book! Cats do contribute to our lives and all the ways they do so are listed here in an amusing way, with illustrations.
35/5 Stars
January 20, 2025
“Hardworking Cats: A Humorous Look At The Feline Contribution To Our Workaday World” is a very good humour and artbook by Lisa Kerber of New Hampshire and Jack Ungar of San Francisco. Published in 2014, it is modern, creative, and very warm. Readers and page browsers will love this sweet gift book. I gave three stars because I know cats in my soul and have a few pesky remarks about a few contents.
Cartoons express light-hearted, fictional merriment with spare lines, that is not serious. Jack conveys this very well in every character’s warm, jocular expression. Colours are vibrant from flowerbeds to furniture. People are well shaped in homey clothes. Backgrounds are most impressively detailed: brick walls, knitting baskets, carpets, shingles, bureaus, and beds. The stars for some reason, the hardworking cats, are rudimentary lumps. When you have seen Robert Bateman & Lesley Anne Ivory draw animals: you know the awesome possibility for realistic splendour.... in their eyes and in every tuft of fur!
Turning to Lisa, I easily, gratefully thank her for being true to the love and humour that abounds in the lives of cat families. Her whole book flows from a positive place and her wonderfully original ideas are actually funny and relatable. I credit this with appreciation because many purported cat books miss these important marks and forget our mutual love! Our cats love us as much as we love them. They are the lights of our lives, always.
My humble notes are that several depictions were naughty things no one wants cats to do and a few were duplications. It is the easiest thing in the world to share one-hundred precious things our beloved cats do for us every day. I am touched by the scenes of Kitties raising glum spirits and making us laugh.
Cartoons express light-hearted, fictional merriment with spare lines, that is not serious. Jack conveys this very well in every character’s warm, jocular expression. Colours are vibrant from flowerbeds to furniture. People are well shaped in homey clothes. Backgrounds are most impressively detailed: brick walls, knitting baskets, carpets, shingles, bureaus, and beds. The stars for some reason, the hardworking cats, are rudimentary lumps. When you have seen Robert Bateman & Lesley Anne Ivory draw animals: you know the awesome possibility for realistic splendour.... in their eyes and in every tuft of fur!
Turning to Lisa, I easily, gratefully thank her for being true to the love and humour that abounds in the lives of cat families. Her whole book flows from a positive place and her wonderfully original ideas are actually funny and relatable. I credit this with appreciation because many purported cat books miss these important marks and forget our mutual love! Our cats love us as much as we love them. They are the lights of our lives, always.
My humble notes are that several depictions were naughty things no one wants cats to do and a few were duplications. It is the easiest thing in the world to share one-hundred precious things our beloved cats do for us every day. I am touched by the scenes of Kitties raising glum spirits and making us laugh.
December 27, 2019
I liked the drawings they looked like they'd been water coloured which was nice and different to other books I'd read in this style.
Very quick simple book funny and true to a cats nature. Perfect for cat lovers 🙀
Very quick simple book funny and true to a cats nature. Perfect for cat lovers 🙀
September 3, 2020
Cute little read on my favorite subject - cats!
July 1, 2020
As a cat lover, this book appealed to me. And while nothing groundbreaking, it's a cute and funny look at all the "hard work" cats do for us humans, and the multiple roles they play in our lives -- willingly or not. The illustrations are simple but cute, and everyone who's ever owned a cat will find themselves grinning and nodding in understanding.
The one downside to this collection is that the comics aren't numbered, at least in the Kindle version. While this normally wouldn't be a problem, it's a bit frustrating when a particular comic's caption tells you to refer to another number of comic... which is nearly impossible to do without counting through every comic when they aren't numbered. A minor complaint, but a complaint nonetheless.
A cute read, and a fun gift for cat lovers.
The one downside to this collection is that the comics aren't numbered, at least in the Kindle version. While this normally wouldn't be a problem, it's a bit frustrating when a particular comic's caption tells you to refer to another number of comic... which is nearly impossible to do without counting through every comic when they aren't numbered. A minor complaint, but a complaint nonetheless.
A cute read, and a fun gift for cat lovers.
June 11, 2020
Hardworking Cats: A Humorous Look at the Feline Contribution to Our Workaday World (Kindle Edition) — Lisa Kerber (unnumbered titled chapters) June 10-11, 2020
Great diversion; funny book for cat lovers. The only bad: author references title # and titles had no number attached. (ie: see #71, .) Plus the TOC did not list titles or chapter numbers so could not easily go to reference indicated.
Otherwise, OK. Illustrations transferred nicely to Kindle e-reader.
Three stars.
Great diversion; funny book for cat lovers. The only bad: author references title # and titles had no number attached. (ie: see #71, .) Plus the TOC did not list titles or chapter numbers so could not easily go to reference indicated.
Otherwise, OK. Illustrations transferred nicely to Kindle e-reader.
Three stars.
August 25, 2020
This is a precious book for cat fans!
Lots of smiles and giggles of appreciation in this book. I really think every page is a true story! 💜 Well written, cute illustrations... Check it out!
Lots of smiles and giggles of appreciation in this book. I really think every page is a true story! 💜 Well written, cute illustrations... Check it out!
July 9, 2018
Very cute.
May 23, 2019
Cute
A very light and humorous look at the roles card play in our lives. Also it is a quick read.
A very light and humorous look at the roles card play in our lives. Also it is a quick read.
June 25, 2020
Cure book, fun read
June 29, 2020
I had higher hopes for this book. That said, it is short enough to read in one sitting.
July 28, 2020
Humorous look at felines
Excellent depiction of cat behaviors. Great read to tickle your funny bone and brighten your day. Enjoyed it tremendously, hope you do too.
Excellent depiction of cat behaviors. Great read to tickle your funny bone and brighten your day. Enjoyed it tremendously, hope you do too.
September 1, 2020
Good thing it was free
Absolutely horrible. If I had know there was one paragraph on a page I never would have bothered with it.
Absolutely horrible. If I had know there was one paragraph on a page I never would have bothered with it.
June 30, 2022
I am cat mom to a number of felines and I can assure you that the authors know their kitties.
June 29, 2022
Cats as Friends
I loved this book. Such fun cartoons Fun comparing my cats to the ones in the book. Also liked the chart at the end to measure your cats work value.
I loved this book. Such fun cartoons Fun comparing my cats to the ones in the book. Also liked the chart at the end to measure your cats work value.
October 12, 2019
Are you looking for a listing of all the “unpaid” tasks and chores kitties perform around the house? Hardworking Cats offers you humorous answers!
Author Lisa Kerber seems to have put some extra thought into the various jobs. A few of them are redundant though and essentially the same work with a different title.
What do Hardworking Cats get up to? It boils down to eating, sleeping, and playing. Oh, and there’s also destroying stuff, hunting, and submitting to petting or grooming. One wonders how humans ever coped without their feline aides. 😉
Author Lisa Kerber seems to have put some extra thought into the various jobs. A few of them are redundant though and essentially the same work with a different title.
What do Hardworking Cats get up to? It boils down to eating, sleeping, and playing. Oh, and there’s also destroying stuff, hunting, and submitting to petting or grooming. One wonders how humans ever coped without their feline aides. 😉
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