Based on the wonderfully atmospheric and dramatic Cornish tale of Old Tom, the fisherman, and his cat Mowzer, who braved the wrath of the Great Storm-Cat to save their village.

    But the cat keeps sneaking away, and they don't know why--until he begins turning up at social events all over the village. It seems Oscar is just a cat who likes to visit: a cat-about-town. Color illustrations.

    Now he sleeps on their beds, lets them dress him up in doll clothes, and laps up warm milk on chilly nights. But where does Charlie go during the day? It's not until a storm keeps Charlie away one night that the two sisters discover his other, daytime, home. But maybe that's not such a bad thing. Because, just like Elizabeth and Sarah, Charlie has two houses, two beds, and two families who love him very, very much!

    Originally published in 1990. Full-color illustrations.

    This is the whimsical story of her cat, Danger, the coolest lead cat in Iditarod history. Ages 5 and up.

    Offers basic tips on choosing a vet, dealing with litter box problems, selecting a scratching post, proper grooming and diet, caring for sick cats, and much more. 20 line drawings.

    This completely revised and updated edition offers all new photographs and text, as well as detailed descriptions of new breeds. Scores of beguiling full-color photographs accompany in-depth information on the origin, classification, and temperament (always a surprise) of each of the different breeds. This comprehensive volume chronicles the fascinating evolutionary history of wild and domesticated cats worldwide, including an extensive explanation of feline genetics and the hereditary processes and combinations that determine fur color and patterns in the different breeds. Extensive advice and information on breeding and showing cats, as well as the judging criteria involved in these formal exhibitions, are also offered for interested readers. And for those just recently initiated into the world of cat fancy, the photographs and breed-by-breed descriptions are a thoroughly engaging introduction. This splendid celebration of our bewitching, bewhiskered friends will inform and regale both professionals of the cat world and cat owners alike.

    First available in the 1940s, these books should enjoy new popularity in the recent wave of reissuing modern classics. Illustrated.

    It's about Tigerlets, those furry, four-footed creatures that any cat-loving Earthlet will immediately identify and take to heart. Full-color illustrations.

    

    They are all hiding in the department store where they live, among clocks, cakes, carpets, and china. For a little kitten, a department store can be a wonderland of hiding places. In these illustrations where rooms are packed with colorful, exquisitely detailed treasures, the kittens make Tabitha Cat's job of finding them a challenge.

    Those seminal books in feline aesthetics are now offered in new pocket-size editions filled with the best from each volume, making purrfect gifts for cat lovers and art lovers alike.

    Text and illustrations combine to provide a comprehensive look at all aspects of the cat A one-stop reference guide to the main breeds, illustrated with 1,000 photographs and line drawings Easy-to -use icons provide information on size, coat care, and feeding Identification boxes list common name, other name, average height, and color variations Introductory sections give information about cat anatomy and history

    Upset when their fat pet cats go missing, four families decide to share the feeding of the one cat which is found, but Scallywag has his own ideas of ownership.Short-listed for the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award in 1990.

    Bob Kitty admires his friend Tom Cat and tries to be just like him.

    

    The romance between cat and camera is charmingly apparent in this selection of more than 100 pictures by photographers, photojournalists, and humble snapshooters alike. There are rich, regal cats, like Cecil Beaton's, and poor cats, like the street cats of Weegee; cats in action, like George Balanchine's cat executing a grand jete for its master, and cats in repose. This delightful collection begins with the first daguerreotypes and continues to the present day -- including such greats as Erwitt, Atget, Kertesz, Cartier-Bresson, Weston, Cunningham, and even Avedon. In addition to the images, five engaging essays explore the relationship of the cat to the camera. Elegantly designed, The Cat in Photography is an inspired photographic history and a wry and intelligent gift for cat lovers.

    

    Carl was about to throw away papers that had been "ruined" by Waldo walking on them, when he realized that the paw prints formed a coherent pattern. Carl sat down to try to make sense of Waldo's "writings." Months later, he had deciphered the text of a poem that rivaled in beauty and content Lao Tzu's ancient verses, the Tao Te Ching -- from a cat's purrspective.