Tag Archives: cat books

Big Cat Identity Kerfluffles

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Leah

Check with me before reblogging or reposting. Cat-themed sites are preferred. That’s a Lynx in the picture at about 7 months old. Our household domesticated cat named Lynx, that is. It’s spring, and animals are showing up on game cameras. … Continue reading →

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New Copies of Catwoods Are Back!

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Leah

The buy button for Catwoods on Amazon is back! Catwoods has won both a Certificate of Excellence and a MUSE Medallion Award from the Cat Writers’ Association. For awhile new copies could not be ordered because there has been a … Continue reading →

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Cats React to MUSE Award for Catwoods

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Leah

Spooky: Human catmom, did you just try to mew? Me: No sweetheart, I said MUSE, it’s a MUSE Medallion. It’s for my book Catwoods, Stories and Studies of Our Feline Companions, and it’s from the wonderful Cat Writers’ Association! Aside to … Continue reading →

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Catwoods the Book Won a MUSE Medallion from the Cat Writers’ Association!

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Leah

It was announced on Saturday night during the Cat Writers’ Association Virtual Awards Gala! I was stunned! Catwoods, Stories and Studies of Our Feline Companions, got a MUSE Medallion! These are awarded to the books that are Certificate of Excellence … Continue reading →

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Here’s That Purr-ty Certificate of Excellence from CWA!

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Leah

Actually seeing the certificate gave it an added dimension for me! When writing I try to think of the ways spoken language sounds . . . and we might say something is “purty” here, with emphasis on the first syllable, … Continue reading →

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Reviews of Cat Books by Ellen Pilch

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Leah

Ellen J. Pilch wrote the two books you see above, Prancie’s Prayer and I Am Not A Skunk. I was unable to get photos of Franklin with the books so I used Franklin’s blankie as a background sans Frankie. Ellen has … Continue reading →

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“It Was the Third of June . . .”

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Leah

. . . and our moods are mixed and mostly somber. We’re sorrowful about terrible events in the nation. We had hoped for a world of kindness and compassion by now. I post this on facebook every year on June … Continue reading →

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Catwoods Book Gets Certificate of Excellence From the Cat Writers’ Association!

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Leah

NOTE: My book did go on to win the MUSE Award that year!                                                        … Continue reading →

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Catwoods Gets a Great Review!

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Leah

All the kitties, even grumpy Franklin, are celebrating the review of Catwoods by Ellen Pilch of the website “15 and Meowing”! We’re basking in the feeling of having really connected with a reader and fellow cat appreciator! That’s the best … Continue reading →

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Feral Cats Foil Sensible Plans, Part 2

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Leah

Franklin, who will one day live with the kittens. I haven’t been around kittens in a long time. They’re in perpetual motion, hard to photograph. I asked the hubs one day, do you ever go in and find them all … Continue reading →

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