PAWSOME!
1st Edition
Published on 9. November 2023
178 pages
979-8-9867722-8-8 (ISBN)
Description
The PAWSOME abounds when you're owned by a cat!
Newspapers may be full of doom-and-gloom headlines, but the lucky people who live with cats get to be happy each and every day! Cats make the very best companions for hundreds of reasons, including:
.Cats shower you with surprise gifts
.Cats never abandon you during the tough times
.Cats help you make the bed
.Dat ass (cat butts are THE BEST!)
.Cats make us better humans
Heartwarming, hilarious, and written by Gwen Cooper-bestselling author of Homer's Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, My Life in a Cat House, and Spray Anything, among numerous other cat-centric titles-The Book of Pawsome is a touching and raspy-tongue-in-cheek reminder that, even in a world gone mad, cat lovers always have plenty to smile about.
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Person
Gwen Cooper is the New York Times bestselling author of the memoirs Homer's Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned About Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat; Homer: The Ninth Life of a Blind Wonder Cat; My Life in a Cat House; and Spray Anything: More True Tales of Homer and the Gang, as well as the novel Love Saves the Day (narrated from a rescue cat's perspective) and PAWSOME! Head Bonks, Raspy Tongues, and 101 Reasons Why Cats Make Us So, So Happy--among numerous other titles. Gwen's work has been published in more than two-dozen languages, and she is a frequent speaker at shelter fundraisers across the U.S. and Europe. Gwen lives in New Jersey with her husband, Laurence. She also lives with her two perfect cats--Clayton "the Tripod" and his litter-mate, Fanny--who aren't impressed with any of it.
Content
- Intro
- When your cat is completely hidden under the bed.except for the little tail that's sticking out
- When your cat pats you very gently with her paw to get your attention
- When you wake up early on a Sunday morning to feed your cat and realize you can get back into bed for another three or four hours
- When cats wiggle their butts before they pounce
- When you bring home a new kind of cat food, and your cat actually likes it!
- When you buy your cat a new toy, and she actually plays with it!
- When you see your cat sleeping in a pool of sunlight
- When your cat gives you the heavy-lidded look of "I love you soooooooooo much."
- When your cat stands on his hind legs like a meerkat
- When your cat gets into a life-and-death battle with a piece of lint
- When your cat puts two paws on your chest and very sweetly asks to be petted
- When your cat "follows" you from the front
- When you hug your cat and he smells like cookies
- When your cat slow-blinks at you
- When your cat sleeps with one paw over her eyes
- When your cat plays with running water
- When your cat tries to squeeze into a too-small cardboard box
- When your cat chases shimmers and sunbeams up the wall
- When your cat leans hard into your hand during a scritching session
- When it's like your cat can read your mind
- When your cat mushes his little face right up against yours
- When your cat waits anxiously outside the shower for you
- When, immediately upon seeing you, your cat's tail stands straight up and vibrates
- When your cat falls asleep in your lap
- When your cat's whiskers tickle your face
- When you fall asleep to the sound of your cat's purr
- Cats are insanely adorable
- Cats' ears tell you how they're feeling
- Cats don't care about math
- Loving cats makes you smarter
- Cats shower you with surprise gifts just because they think you're awesome
- Cats are yoga masters
- Cats turn sick-days into fun-days
- Cats are sexy
- Cats enhance your décor
- Cats are excellent judges of character
- Zoomies!
- Poop zoomies!
- Dat ass
- Those peepers!
- Cats are graceful. Except when they're not.
- "Making biscuits"
- Cats are perfect miniature space heaters
- Cats can operate NASA spacecraft
- Cats are pros at social distancing
- Cats make the best napping buddies
- Cats are so soft.
- KITTENS!
- Cats are natural musicians
- Cats aren't afraid to be alone with their thoughts
- Cats remind us that being curious and being persistent are two great ways to go through life
- Cats are easy to entertain
- Cats shred toilet paper, tissues, and paper towels
- Cats knock things off of tables and shelves
- Cats are experts at getting comfortable
- Cats heroically sacrifice themselves to protect you from bad news
- Cats like to catch bugs
- Cats go perfectly with books
- Raspy tongues
- Cats will warm your favorite chair for you
- Cats know how to throw shade
- Naming a cat is super fun!
- Sometimes cats are made of liquid
- Cats are self-cleaning
- Cats hang out with you in the bathroom and never, ever judge
- You're the only one who truly understands your cat
- Cats will never mock your taste in music
- Your cat loves how you look, even on bad hair days
- Loving a cat means always having to say you're sorry
- Cats wash their privates in public because they straight-up don't give AF
- Cats force you to keep doors open
- Cats' purrs prevent heart attacks and help heal bones, muscles, and tendons
- Cats' teeny-tiny noses are the height of aesthetic perfection
- Cats love to get high
- Head bonks
- Out of all the humans in the world, your cat chose you
- Cats are amazing at receiving affection
- Cats keep cat haters out of your life
- Cats love drama
- Cats have inspired great artists for centuries
- Cats have the fluffiest, mushiest bellies ever
- Sometimes cats sit like couch potatoes
- Cats will help you make the bed
- Cats have selflessly provided us with millions of hours of free online entertainment
- Cats don't make you feel bad when you leave, but they're psyched when you get home
- The cute and careful way cats lap ice cream from a spoon
- Cats are natural comedians
- Cats make being lazy look soooooo good...
- Cats make excellent negotiating partners
- Cats' toes look like beans
- Cats never abandon you during the tough times
- Cats bring a touch of the wild into our lives
- Cats chase their own tails
- Cats will persuade you not to get too many houseplants
- Cats help you break in new furniture
- You can confess absolutely anything to your cat
- Cats meow, mew, coo, trill, chitter, chatter, and whine
- Cats teach us the importance of holding out for what we really want
- Cats help us keep calm and carry on
- Eventually, we have to say goodbye to them
- Cats make us better humans
- Acknowledgments
