Only rarely does a book cross my desk that makes me smile just when I look at it, before I even read and review it. Purr More, Hiss Less written by Allia Zobel Nolan and illustrated charmingly by Erika Oller is such a book. On the cover, two fat cats recline together. One is smiling, the other wears a scowl. The meaning is clear, the author and artist know and love cats!
As I turn the pages, I am reminded by short passages and amusing watercolors, how sweet life is when you share that life with a cat. ?Don?t be a show-off!? reminds one page as an orange-striped tomcat does a one paw handstand on a fence next to two not even amused Queens. ?Be Flexible? another passage encourages as a kitty stretches from end to end on someone?s lap.
I see many of my cats? reflected on these pages. Many of the characteristics only understood by true cat lovers show on each page- ?Live in the Moment??Be Your Brother?s Keeper? and other sayings keeps you smiling ear-to-ear.
At the end of the book, I am craving more of these wisdoms, needing more smiles and giggles and rememberances of dear feline friends long passed.
And now, if you will excuse me, I believe it is time for me to stop and smell the catnip????
Golly, thanks for the nice write-up. Glad you enjoyed our book. My favorite…if you can have a favorite of things you write…is “You can never brush up against someone’s leg too often.” Anyway, thanks for the kind words. A blessed Christmas to you and your puddies! Allia Zobel Nolan, author, Purr More, Hiss Less.