Sunday, May 29, 2011

Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Cat's Life ~Book Review & Giveaway~

Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Cat's Life
101 Stories about All the Ages and Stages of Our Feline Family Members

By: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hanson and Jennifer Quasha
Foreword by: Wendy Diamond


From kittenhood through the twilight years, our feline companions continually bring joy, love, and laughter to the lives of their "staff." This collection of 101 new stories captures the experience of living through the natural life cycle with our cats — from the laugh-out-loud antics of kittens and tear-your-hair-out escapades of teenage cats to the more mature adult years and final stages of life. Stories cover each age and stage with all the fun, frustrations, special bonds and routines involved. The book also holds a special chapter about grieving and recovery when our feline friends leave us.

I love these Chicken Soup for the Soul Books!! They are so great to read, with all the inspirational stories. I love that you can sit down and read a few pages or the entire book depending on how much time you have. This book is great for cat lovers as it is a reminder of the joy and companionship our cats provide. This shares the love, laughs and one of a kind stories about our feline friends. In this book you will find adventures with your exuberant kitten, living through your cat's amusing and challenging "teenage" years and settling down with your senior cat.

This book may be purchased through Amazon.

Stop by Chicken Soup for the Soul's website and check out all their great books. They make Great Gifts!!


OR Win it!! Three of my lucky readers can win this Chicken Soup for the Soul Book: My Cat's Life .

MANDATORY/REQUIRED ENTRY:Please leave me a comment telling me your favorite kind of Cat or your Cats name.

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This giveaway is open to US and Canada residents only. Please leave a separate comment for each entry.(Please make sure if you are anonymous you leave your email address with your comments.)
This giveaway will end on June 12th at 11:59 pm Est. The winners will be notified and have 48 hours to respond to my email or another winner will be chosen.

*Disclosure- I received this book for free to review as a member of the Chicken Soup for the Soul blogger network*

65 comments:

melsywsou said...

I have Buggers, Randiface, Mr. Pickles, & Macy.

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My cat's name is Mac (as in Big Mac)

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skkorman said...

My cat's name is Joey, and he really wants mommy to win this book!

Emily H., a.k.a.Amazing Fudge on Facebook said...

Hi, you would just love my little Pandora! She is the tiniest of my seven fur children and is systematically dominating all the bigger cats! She is dressed like a super-hero. She has a bandit mask with a black smudge on her nose (her name used to *BE* Smudge)and a black cape with a white chin and belly. She is jealous of the bigger cats who can jump up on the windowsill in the bathroom, but they are also jealous of her, because she can hide in places they have no hope of entering. If you are ever in Roswell, NM, you could come and visit. Little Kitty will greet you at the door, then Xena Princess Warrior will jump up on your shoulder and Margarita will show you the white spots on her belly~ no touching~ and Panda will climb up on your lap and purr you. Soopa will jump on the back of your chair and then leap onto your stomach and give you tender kisses. Ozzie will hide during your entire visit. He's pretty bashful due to an abusive former owner. All of my cats are rescues. Rescues are my favorite kind of cat. Over the years, I have rescued many cats and find the rescues to be loving and loyal. Too bad people aren't as loving and loyal as my kitties.

sksweeps said...

I have an indoor only beauty named Spooky and have two outdoor feral kitties that I trapped, had neutered and released. They come by daily for food. They are Casey (aka K.C. for Kitty Cat) - the mom of FIVE kittens that I caught, tamed and rehomed to indoor homes, and Spike, the dad (you can tell by looking at kittens that he's the dad)

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Desmond said...

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Anonymous said...

my favorite breed of cat is persian, and I currently have one named Meadow, and will soon get another named chocoholic.

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ColorFilled said...

We've had many cats over the years. Three favorites were Morris, an orange tabby, Flower, a gray and white tabby, and Genie, a Russian Blue.
I liked you on Facebook and became a subscriber.
Thanks for this contest, I hope to win the book.

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Connie Walsh Brown said...

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Bonnie said...

Always being a dog person we acquired our first cat by finding it in the backyard...and I've been in love with them ever since! <3

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April said...

We have two cats named Milley and Smokey

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