Today is hug a cat day! A simple day to remind us of our lovely feline friends. Not only is it a lovely day to encourage giving your own cat some love. It's a day to remember that not all cats are given the love they deserve. We're going to leave a link below of some helpful cat charities that you can donate to, but in the meantime, it's time to showcase our top 3 cat books of all time!
How to Think Like a Cat by Stéphane Garnier
Okay, we’ll admit. We wanted to read this because we love cats. And do you know what, we were not disappointed. But let us just come right out and say, you don’t have to be an owner of a cat or cat ‘lover’ to appreciate this book.
Before we even go into the book, can we just look at it. The hardback is worth buying just for the feel of the paper – thick and expensive feeling, we had a cat-like-instinct to rub our faces all over it when we first received it… so we’ll just add that this book does indeed make one think like a cat before even opening said book. It’s more of a self-help book really, giving you wonderful tips to help add some positivity and helpful changes in your life, inspired by the magnificent kitty. Do you think a cat would really force itself to do something it doesn’t want to do, learn to say no! Add a little curiosity in your life, they say ‘Curiosity killed the cat’ but sometimes it leads to a tasty biscuit that fell down the side of the sofa. We loved it, and we’re keeping it on our coffee table for others to enjoy. It was instantly uplifting and a wonderful present for any lover of cats or a friend who needs a little uplifting.
The Finding of Kitty Baloo by Dicksie Moss
In The Finding of Kitty Baloo, author Dicksie Moss has created a heart-warming tale in verse of a stray feline, separated from mother and sibling, who turns up at Holme Farm. There is farmer Jabez Crunk, his wife Martha and children Jacob and Lillah, who soon name her and adopt her as the farm cat.
Winter then spring, pass into summer and Kitty is growing up. During the cycle of the farming year there are delightful encounters with various farm animals - dogs, sheep, pigs and poultry - and a fearful one with a fox - and to top it all she wins first prize in the County Show Best Farm Pet competition. A few days later a farmer neighbour comes with a big box and an even bigger surprise...
This story has a charm and innocence which will appeal to young readers.
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
We all know the story, some of us know the film – which was… questionable, but one of Mike Myers better performances, we’re just going to ignore The Love Guru. The Cat in the Hat is possibly the most famous cat book. We were going to include ‘The Tiger Came to Tea’ but that’s more a tiger than a house cat. Thanks to Dr. Seuss we will always question the colour of ham and look suspiciously at anyone called sam. This particular book actually has a pretty wonderful moral to the story. Children should have fun, but there is a limit, you should love and listen to your children no matter what, and always double check if your goldfish can talk. A wonderful read and a cult classic, we just had to include this one.
As promised, here’s some great charities that really do help he kitties out as much as they can. We hope you enjoyed this post!
https://www.internationalanimalrescue.org/cat-rescue
https://www.woodgreen.org.uk/rehome/cats
