101 Reasons Why Cats Make Great Kids

by Allia Zobel Nolan

A hilarious celebration of feline superiority includes such reasons as "you don't have to worry too much if your cat stays out all night," "a cat will never leave you for his biological mother," and "cats don't reveal family secrets in therapy." Original. IP.

Genres: Humor, Cats, Nonfiction

1 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1996

About the author

Allia Zobel Nolan is an internationally published, award-winning author specializing in children’s trade and religious books and adult humorous books. She has written over 150 titles, and has over 2 ½ million books in print. For the past nine years, Ms. Zobel Nolan worked for Reader’s Digest Children’s Books as a Senior Editor. She became a free-agent as of April 07, and is now at work on several religious children’s books.

Ms. Zobel Nolan has been published by Workman, Andrews & McMeel, Reader’s Digest Children’s Publishing, Barnes & Noble, Adams Media, Broadman & Holman, Zondervan, Cook, Scholastic (Veggie Tales), Concordia, Kregel, Standard Publishing, and Tommy Nelson. She has won several book awards, among them, the 2005 Mom’s Choice Award for the Most Outstanding Children’s Book for Preschoolers, an iParenting Award for Greatest Product of 2005, and the 2007 Teacher’s Choice Award.

Ms. Zobel Nolan has appeared on numerous TV shows, including Good Day New York, CNN, the Bertice Berry Show, Fox 5 "Pet Department," CBS News, Saturday Morning Live, The Channel 2 Six O’clock News; Hard Copy, the Fairfield Exchange, Westchester Channel 12, Channel 8 News New Haven, Education Notebook, and other nationally-syndicated television shows, in addition to interviews on radio, and extensive media coverage in local and national press.

Ms. Zobel Nolan is a member of the Cat Writer’s Association and Connecticut Press Club. She lives in Connecticut, with her husband, Desmond, and their three cats, Angela, Sinead, and McDuff.

She loves writing about God, cats, and for children.

- excerpted from her website

Reviews

[What Angie Reads · Rating 2 out of 5]

My kid is better than my cat hands down. I get the sarcasm. It was just a silly book (I guess that's the point).

[Mayda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cats are definitely part of the family, and while calling them "kids" may be a bit of a stretch, they certainly have some things in common with the real human counterparts. And parents cater to both sets. This collection of quips and illustrations are sure to bring a smile to your face.

[Victoria & David Williams · Rating 2 out of 5]

Redeemed by Nicole Hollander's illustrations.