Are you searching for gifts or books featuring cats? Maybe you’re looking for a new novel in your favorite genre or a cat health care guide? Below are new, award-winning tomes as well as sites to find feline-themed gifts to please your favorite cat lover.
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
NO SNOWBALL Written and illustrated by Isabella Kung
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No Snowball! by Isabella Kung is the winner of the International Cat Writers Association’s 2023 MUSE Medallion in Children/Young Adult Books from the international Cat Writers Association.
From Isabella’s website: “Queen NoFuzzball is the ruler of her home and she enjoys basking in the adoration of her subjects. But a new kitten, Snowball, has arrived to her queendom. Fuzzball fears that this new stranger will be a threat to her throne, but then realizes it could be an opportunity to train an heir. Could Snowball shape up to be the perfect princess that Queen NoFuzzball is looking for, or will Snowball just be nothing but a royal pain Young readers will fall in love with Kung’s irresistible and adorable illustrations that are paired with funny, lovable characters. This picture book is perfect for cat and pet lovers everywhere!”
Order your copy of No Snowball! at https://isabellakung.com/books.html
Keep up with Isabella Kung at:
Instagram: @isabellakungill http://www.instagram.com/isabellakungill/
Twitter: @isaberryk http://twitter.com/isaberryk
Or her website: www.isabellakung.com
TIGER LILY & THE SHELTER PETS: THE GREAT BOX RESCUE
Written by Stephanie Archer Klauss, Illustrated by Samantha Howe
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Would your young reader like to learn about shelter pets via a fun story? Stephanie Archer Klauss won the Hartz Newcomer Cats Communication Award for her new book Tiger Lily & the Shelter Pets.
From the website: “Brutus can’t wait to tell Tiger Lily about the newest cat at the shelter! But there’s a problem. Their new friend Percy is terrified and won’t come out of the kennel. What can they do to help him? Will teamwork and friendship prevail? Join Tiger Lily and her shelter pet friends on a great adventure as they work together to help rescue their new friend! A portion of every book sold will go back to local rescues and shelters to help them continue working to save animals in need! The Tiger Lily series of books encourages young readers to use teamwork and friendship to solve complex problems while teaching them about diversity and acceptance of those around them. The book series also advocates for animal rights and hopes to inspire the next generation of animal rescuers!” (Pre-K – 3rd Grade.)
Tiger Lily & the Shelter Pets: The Great Box Rescue is available at Stephanie’s author website, https://www.stephklausswrites.com or at Amazon
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DOGGIE Written and Illustrated by Nancy Armo
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A cat named Dog? Nancy Armo’s book Doggie has won the 2023 Paws to Read Month’s Purrfect Page-Turner Award© for outstanding, cat-themed children’s book.
From the publisher’s website: “A little boy wants a dog and is surprised when a cat comes to live at his house. Can this cat play fetch? NO! Can this cat do tricks? NO! Can this cat replace a dog? MAYBE. Maybe this cat is just what a little boy needs.
A heartwarming book about expectations, surprises, and a cat named Doggie. (ages 4 years and up).”
Order your copy of Doggie at www.clavis-publishing.com/picture-books/doggie or at Amazon.
BOOKS FOR ADULTS
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
CATAGENESIS by Jody Wallace
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Ready to read about a man, a woman, a bunch of cats, a spaceship, and murder? Pick up International Cat Writers Association’s 2023 Muse Medallion winner Catagenesis, the latest in a trilogy from Jody Wallace.
From the Amazon website: “Han-Ja Gee has made a fine living on Trash Planet trading information and secrets with those who are willing to pay, either in money or in more secrets. He thought he knew everything…until a talking cat interrupted a business meeting. But cats can’t talk. Cats are so rare that only very wealthy people own them. If he can find and sell some cats, he can pay off the life-debt he owes and leave Trash Planet forever. Farah Shine Collins is the last human to awaken on the ancient generation ship, the Catamaran, two thousand years after it was supposed to reach a habitable planet.
Her adjustment to this new world of sentient cats and a hardscrabble existence in a galaxy that barely survived a catastrophic war is not smooth going. And it becomes infinitely worse when she’s asked to partner with an information broker named Han-Ja, who is clearly trouble, in solving a murder on board the ship.”
Purchase Jody Wallace’s books on her Books2Read page: https://books2read.com/u/3yVYwp
Catagenesis is also available at Amazon
Check out Jody’s websites at www.jodywallace.com and www.meankitty.com.
GENRE: COZY MYSTERY
THE NIGHT OF THE WERE-CAT
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Could your cat win a werewolf lookalike contest? Find out what pets show up to compete in one in Eileen Watkin’s new mystery, The Night of the Were-Cat, winner of the International Cat Writers Association’s 2023 MUSE Medallion for Mystery. Eileen’s Claw & Disorder won the award last year.
From the Amazon website: “In the newest installment of Eileen Watkins’ meow-tastic Cat Groomer Mystery series, expert groomer Cassie McGlone must find a drug-peddling killer at loose in her small New Jersey town before the fur begins to fly! Cassie McGlone’s Comfy Cats grooming service can turn a scruffy stray into a glamorous Cat-dashian. But with a drug-peddling killer at loose in her picturesque hometown of Chadwick, New Jersey, she’ll need to comb through some dangerous suspects to avert a catastrophe.
When a customer brings in Quentin, a Maine Coon who looks more wolf than feline, it gives Cassie an idea. The owner of Chadwick’s retro movie theater wants to promote an upcoming werewolf movie marathon—how about a werewolf lookalike contest for pets? Things are getting hairy ….”
The Night of the Were-Cat is available in paperback, Kindle, or audio forms at Amazon.
Visit Eileen Watkins’ author website at: http://www.efwatkins.com.
Follow her Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/eileen.f.watkins
GENRE: GHOST STORIES/PET LOSS & GRIEF
GHOST CATS 2: MORE AFTERLIFE ENCOUNTERS WITH FELINE SPIRITS
Written by Dusty Rainbolt, Edited by Beth Adelman, Illustrated by Stephanie Piro
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Care to commune with cats who’ve visited the rainbow bridge? Dusty Rainbolt’s Ghost 2: More Afterlife Encounters with Feline Spirits is the winner of the 2023 World’s Best Cat Litter-ary Award. Volume 1 of Ghost Cats (Human Encounters with Feline Spirits) was the winner of the 2008 Muse Medallion for Excellence from the International Cat Writers’ Association.
From the website: “Cats are notorious for being unable to make up their minds. And the phantom felines in Ghost Cats 2: More Afterlife Encounters with Feline Spirits prove that, whether or not they have a heartbeat, cats are always on the wrong side of the door—even the Pearly Gates. Award-winning journalist Dusty Rainbolt has assembled a collection of eyewitness accounts that provide haunting yet entertaining hints about our pets’ afterlife destiny—as well as our own.
Rainbolt’s narratives of things-that-headbump-in-the-night will have you laughing and crying. You’ll feel comfort as well as the occasional chill creep up your spine.”
Ghost 2: More Afterlife Encounters with Feline Spirits is available at Amazon.
Keep up with DustyRainbolt at: https://dustycatwriter.com/nv_dusty/
GENRE: ANTHOLOGY - INSPIRATION/ SPIRITUALITY
🎄THE CAT IN THE CHRISTMAS TREE: AND OTHER TRUE STORIES OF FELINE JOY AND MERRY MISCHIEF by Callie Smith Grant (Editor)
The Cat in the Christmas Tree is the International Cat Writers Association’s 2023 Muse Medallion winner for Books: Specialty-Bound Material.
From the Back Cover: “Precocious and curious, batting at ornaments, pawing at presents, and running off with ribbons–cats enjoy Christmas in their own unique ways. As they alternate between calm and crazy, we see ourselves in those warm, furry creatures we just can’t seem to keep out of the Christmas tree. Add in a healthy dose of mischief, mystery, and magic, and it’s almost as if cats were created specifically for Christmastime. The stories in this delightful collection will have you believing just that.”
Available at Amazon
GENRE: MEMOIRS/ HUMAN-CAT BOND
THERE’S A CAT HAIR IN MY MASK: HOW CATS HELPED ME THROUGH UNPRECEDENTED TIMES by Mollie Hunt
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Our pets can help us through the worst of times. Mollie Hunt’s cat-themed COVID memoir, There’s a Cat Hair in My Mask: How Cats Helped Me through Unprecedented Times. has won the Catalyst Council Connect To Care Award AND the International Cat Writers Association’s 2023 Muse Award for Nonfiction. Mollie is also an award-winning author of two cozy series, the Crazy Cat Lady Mysteries and the Tenth Life Mysteries.
From the Website: “In February 2020, the world changed forever. In April 2021, my life took on new meaning when I rescued a cat who was sentenced to die. A lot happened in between. The story weaves the unprecedented events of those fourteen months with personal experiences and remembrances—a childhood filled with nameless fear; growing up into the hippie sixties; a happy marriage against all odds.
There were cats then too—I wouldn’t have made it through without them. Cat Hair is an ode to the power of the human-feline bond and the very real and healing presence of cats.”
There’s a Cat Hair in My Mask: How Cats Helped Me through Unprecedented Times, A Memoir is available at Amazon
You can find Mollie Hunt, Cat Writer on her blogsite: https://molliehuntcatwriter.com/
Follow Mollie’s Amazon Page: www.amazon.com/author/molliehunt
Facebook Author Page: www.facebook.com/MollieHuntCatWriter/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molliehuntcatwriter/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7768987.Mollie_Hunt
NONFICTION/ CAT CARE
NINE LIVES ARE NOT ENOUGH: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO CARING FOR YOUR GERIATRIC CAT by Dr. Mary Gardner
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Dr. Mary Gardner is a caring, passionate crusader for senior cats. You will learn much from this seminal healthcare guide on how to help your elderly cat, including how to honor and cherish your cat’s final goodbye.
From Amazon: “With more than 15 years of geriatric pet healthcare and veterinary hospice experience, Dr. Mary Gardner provides comprehensive answers and practical tips. You’ll discover the latest on the aging process in cats and be better prepared to extend and improve your feline family member’s elder years. Sharing up-to-date research propelled by a steady dose of humor, Dr. Gardner teaches pet parents how to manage their cats’ elder years to ensure their comfort and grace. Given the loyal/steadfast companionship and affection cats bring into our lives, their nine lives are not enough.”
Nine Lives Are Not Enough will teach cat parents to recognize and understand common ailments in aging cats, enhance senior cat home safety and daily activities, recognize symptoms that need veterinary attention, and much more.
You can find Nine Lives Are Not Enough at Amazon
Visit Dr. Gardner’s website at https://www.drmarygardner.com
GIFTS FOR CAT LOVERS
ZEE & ZOEY CAT CREATIONS Online Cat Boutique Shop
You can find beautiful gifts, like those pictured above, created by award-winning cat writer and photographer Deborah Barnes on her boutique website, Zee & Zoey’s Cat Creations (named after her cats). For her books, go to: https://zeezoey.com/the-book.php.
For greeting cards, mugs, t-shirts, and other gifts and apparel, go to Zee & Zoey’s Cat Creations Zazzle shop at: https://www.zazzle.com/store/zeezoeyboutique
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THE GOOD CAT COMPANY Online Cat Gift Store
Want a cell phone cat “selfie helper”? A kitty laptop scratching pad? A cat wallet or purse? The Good Cat Company is a website apparently run by cats! Shop for gifts at: https://thegoodcatcompany.com/
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Thank you so much for including Zee & Zoey’s Cat Creations shop on your list!! We are honored to be a part of this incredible group of talented authors! Purrs from Deb and her feline gang.
You are very welcome!
I’ll check out these books. It’s going to be hard to choose so I might just have to try each of them!
I know you’ll enjoy them. : )
Congratulations to the authors on your awards!
Thanks for letting us know about these cat books and gift sites, Mewla. Time for my Christmas list to get longer!
Thank you, DR. Pass it on : )
Great list of books, Mewla! I’ve read Mollie Hunt’s There’s A Cat Hair In My Mask, and thought it was excellent! All the other books look intriguing, too!
Thank you, Leah! There’s a book for everyone on this list : )