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Box Inspector and other Important Jobs for Cats
Box Inspector & Other Important Jobs for Cats is a hilarious and cute collection of cat comics, lessons and insights. It includes a primer of all the jobs cats were born to do, with a bonus directory of the questions cats ask, and a very useful test to see whether you are a crazy cat parent.
112 pages, Paperback
First published December 7, 2017
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July 13, 2023
Box Inspector and other Important Jobs for Cats
by Lisa Swerling, Ralph Lazar
I wonder how anyone who meets me knows that I love cats. It's such a mystery to me. Is it all the cat hair on my clothes or all the cat pictures? Is it because you can't walk through our house without at least one toy under each step you take? Or is it all the empty cardboard boxes? This little book speaks to me in every way.
Thanks to my friend, Susan, for bringing it to my attention. At this very moment, our house has five cardboard boxes that may hang around for eternity since our cats love boxes. And we have a big cat condo with doors that shut so that we can put our cats in it and eat our meals in peace while they nap. They come running any time they hear us open the microwave oven. We avoid using our stove top because we don't want to chance our cats burning their feet. This place is ruled by cats.
I took the test and I'm definitely a crazy cat parent (although there was never any doubt about that fact). The pictures in this book are so cute and not so fancy that I can pretend I might be able to draw pictures like them (I can't though). This is my kind of coffee table book, nothing pretentious and very much making a statement about my life with cats.
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by Lisa Swerling, Ralph Lazar
I wonder how anyone who meets me knows that I love cats. It's such a mystery to me. Is it all the cat hair on my clothes or all the cat pictures? Is it because you can't walk through our house without at least one toy under each step you take? Or is it all the empty cardboard boxes? This little book speaks to me in every way.
Thanks to my friend, Susan, for bringing it to my attention. At this very moment, our house has five cardboard boxes that may hang around for eternity since our cats love boxes. And we have a big cat condo with doors that shut so that we can put our cats in it and eat our meals in peace while they nap. They come running any time they hear us open the microwave oven. We avoid using our stove top because we don't want to chance our cats burning their feet. This place is ruled by cats.
I took the test and I'm definitely a crazy cat parent (although there was never any doubt about that fact). The pictures in this book are so cute and not so fancy that I can pretend I might be able to draw pictures like them (I can't though). This is my kind of coffee table book, nothing pretentious and very much making a statement about my life with cats.
This is a Kindle Unlimited Selection
November 27, 2022
Help Wanted (or Not).
If you need a smile or a quick pick up and you love cats, this is purrfect. Simple but comical illustrations and quips about feline behavior. Anyone owned by a cat will no doubt relate to many of the scenarios.
Received this through Amazon Kindle Unlimited.
If you need a smile or a quick pick up and you love cats, this is purrfect. Simple but comical illustrations and quips about feline behavior. Anyone owned by a cat will no doubt relate to many of the scenarios.
Received this through Amazon Kindle Unlimited.
March 23, 2024
Very cute! After reading the section, "Signs that You're a Crazy Cat Parent", I figured out two things: (1) why, yes I am, and (2) cats play us like a tune.
March 6, 2021
Cute, funny and extremely short read. If you love cats I recommend this book.
May 23, 2023
kind of really love the way she draws cats.
the kindle edition of this is atrocious; the graphics are pixelated and blurry :(
the kindle edition of this is atrocious; the graphics are pixelated and blurry :(
February 23, 2023
I read two books by this author. This one had some laughs in it and cute things. My favorite was the other book I read by her. It was so ‘ on-the-spot’ with things my cats do and it really made me laugh. I will read more by this author.
February 1, 2020
Adorable, hysterical, and you will see your cat in every drawing! >^.^<
August 14, 2020
Super quick free, to me because of Kindle Unliumited, short collection of cat drawings.
Nothing that super unique or that funny about the drawings.
Rating: 3
August 14, 2020
Nothing that super unique or that funny about the drawings.
Rating: 3
August 14, 2020
January 14, 2020
My sister bought me this book for Christmas & I highly recommend it for all cat owners. It was hilarious!!i loved every minute of it.
January 1, 2021
About a 3.5 for cuteness and cleverness. This was a gift and the giver made a good choice. The premise is using cat behavior to come up with "jobs." My favorite is a cat lying on a book with the notation "librarian." Well executed, good idea.
April 19, 2022
Ever wondered what cats actually do? Or maybe you're thinking your cat might be an alien? This is the book for you! Very cute and realistic illustrations. I kept showing the pages to my own cat, saying "it's you!"
April 16, 2023
Love every page and every second of this comic collection!
If you have cats, you will definitely relate. Love it!
If you have cats, you will definitely relate. Love it!
December 30, 2024
My goodness, this was so precious, I was quite overcome!
July 9, 2020
Short but very accurate and funny.
January 28, 2020
Very short but so adorable and funny! Spot on cat humor.
February 24, 2026
Box Inspector and Other Important Jobs is a collection of various cat comics thrown into one book. Not only will readers find out how hardworking cats are but also whether you are a crazy cat parent and to be invited to review whether cats may be actual aliens as well.
Due to its comic format, the reading is mostly brief and simple while also not as creative as one could make the job titles for some cat career opportunities. Meanwhile once the comics finish there is at at least 7 pages of advertisements for other works from this author.
The illustration format isn't the best nor the worst I have seen. Unfortunately some pages were really faded and hard to see even though the text was still legible.
All in all an okay cat-based comic for readers who need a quick break from the often catless and packed day we find ourselves in.
Due to its comic format, the reading is mostly brief and simple while also not as creative as one could make the job titles for some cat career opportunities. Meanwhile once the comics finish there is at at least 7 pages of advertisements for other works from this author.
The illustration format isn't the best nor the worst I have seen. Unfortunately some pages were really faded and hard to see even though the text was still legible.
All in all an okay cat-based comic for readers who need a quick break from the often catless and packed day we find ourselves in.
January 21, 2023
Read at Pounce Cat Cafe in Savannah. A cute book with illustrations.
April 17, 2022
*read for free with Kindle Unlimited *
2.5 stars 🌟
2.5 stars 🌟
March 7, 2023
This was cute and so accurate! Cats are the best. My cat does a lot of these things and I may be a crazy cat parent!
January 5, 2026
Picture book! Very funny captions. Definitely need to be a cat's pet.
December 29, 2025
A fun book for cat lovers!
December 17, 2025
Very cute! I don’t have a cat but I might be a crazy cat person lol
December 17, 2017
Hilarious
It's super funny and pretty much on point as cats and their staff (humans) are really like. A nice quick read with plenty of laughs to share with the cat lover in your household.
It's super funny and pretty much on point as cats and their staff (humans) are really like. A nice quick read with plenty of laughs to share with the cat lover in your household.
March 28, 2021
Weak. I didn't even crack a smile.
There should be a word in English for a picture or phrase that is clearly designed to be funny, but isn't. Failed jokes seems to cumbersome. I feel like the Danes probably do have a word for that. We should steal it.
There should be a word in English for a picture or phrase that is clearly designed to be funny, but isn't. Failed jokes seems to cumbersome. I feel like the Danes probably do have a word for that. We should steal it.
January 2, 2022
Collection of bland cat drawings. None funny. Examples of Cat Jobs include Morale Booster and Lap Warmer. Meh. There are much funnier and quirky cat books out there. Pusheen or Simon's Cat, for example.
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February 14, 2024
sweet and adorable
A wonderful pick me up after a long day. Enjoy this lighthearted introspection of cats and all their quirky behaviors
A wonderful pick me up after a long day. Enjoy this lighthearted introspection of cats and all their quirky behaviors
February 23, 2024
Te va a gustar y divertir mucho si te gustan los gatos obvio 🖤
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