Hard Times for Cats

by Ann Hodgman

Humorous photographs reveal the less-than-glamorous lifestyles of cats hit hard by rough economic times--hanging out in pool halls, playing pinball, gathering around flaming garbage cans, and sitting at home, waiting for an occupation.

96 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1992

About the author

Ann Hodgman (born 1956) is an American author of more than forty children's books as well as several cookbooks and humor books and many magazine articles.

Ann was raised in Rochester, New York and graduated from Harvard College, where she was a staff member on the Harvard Lampoon and the Harvard Advocate. She was the food columnist for the magazines Spy and Eating Well. Her essay "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch," about taste-testing various dog foods, was included in "Best American Essays." Hodgman is also known for her three cookbooks, Beat This!, Beat That! and One Bite Won't Kill You. She is the author of the 6-book vampire series My Babysitter is a Vampire and the nonfiction memoir "The House of a Million Pets."

Hodgman is married to author David Owen, a staff writer for The New Yorker, and they have two children, Laura and John.

Reviews

[Leena · Rating 4 out of 5]

The plight of unemployed cats during the recession is at the heart of this collection of proto-LOLcats, hailing from the primordial times of 1992. I have two cookbooks by Ann Hodgman and while I would never cook anything, I enjoy reading her recipes because of her clever, slightly sarcastic style. I got this book via a book swap because I wanted to see how she would spin cat humor. It turned out clever and slightly sarcastic, pointing out human foibles by clothing them in anthropomorphized cat clothes. But as it is often with felines, the pictures end up stealing the show from the captions. They are oh so cute and adorable and fuzzy. Which is great because sometimes you get tired of all the LOL-words and simply want to imagine petting the sweet angels.

[Todd Stone · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book was kinda funny... but really... Just kidding, it was Hilarious. I was like Seven then, so I don't remember much, but I thought it was funny back then!

[D.J. and Books Harrington · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was funny and cute for a short book

[Steve Clark]

U.S. (1992)