Collection of Cats Tales

by Ditz

It's the ideal gift for a cat a thoroughly charming compendium of fabulous feline short stories, extracts, poems, and even a complete kitty astrology. Lavish illustrations and irresistible paintings are by an artist whose work has graced books, cards, stationery, jigsaws, and more. The title feline in Jan D'Lord's humorous tale, " Diary of a Cat Branching Out" appears stuck in a tree after chasing a squirrel. Paws balanced on branches, plaintive face stretched out in the purple evening light, Bluebell seems to await rescue. In another darling image, several cats cuddle on a bed, atop their resting owner. Whether standing in the snow, lazing in a pumpkin patch, or taking the sun on a window seat, each animal has its own beauty and winning personality. Included among the William Cowper's A Poet's Cat , passages from George Orwell's A Clergyman's Daughter , and Charles Dudley Warner's Calvin the Cat .

Genres: Fiction, Cats

Hardcover

First published October 28, 2003

Reviews

[Liza Maggio]

The artwork is wonderful. A couple of selections are fun. The majority of selections are awful: outdated, violent, marginally about cats, weird. I was looking forward to giving this to one of my many cat lover friends. Back to the used book store where I got it.

[Kathy Sebesta]

I can't remember a collection of short stories where I couldn't find a single one I liked. OK, I didn't try to read them all. After the first half dozen it was obvious that the anthologizer's tastes and mine are worlds apart and there was no point in continuing. And we're not even going to mention my reaction to the mis-matched title, which grates.

The one redeeming feature is the illustrations by Ditz (no first name given), which are charming. I even thought about tearing out a couple and throwing the rest of the book away, but just couldn't do it.

[Mary Aris]

A Collection of Cats Tales is an anthology of cat stories, extracts from varied authors such as William Blake, Emily Dickenson and Lewis Carol; and poems and quotations about cats. This is a beautiful book for any library and a must-have for cat lovers everywhere. The book is beautifully illustrated and hard-bound. I received this book a gift and I truly love it. This is a wonderful addition to my home library!