Dear Sparkle: Advice From One Cat to Another [Paperback]

Sparkle the Designer Cat (Author), Janiss Garza (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0978918118 | ISBN-13: 978-0978918118 | Publication Date: June 24, 2009

If you think you're having problems with your cat, well, how do you think your cat feels about you? That's why Sparkle, a sharp Somali kitty, started her advice column-to help distressed felines deal with the problems that their humans couldn't solve (or perhaps caused in the first place). Whether it's food stealing, territorial disputes, or toy trouble, Dear Sparkle: Advice from One Cat to Another answers each meow for help in true cat-to-cat fashion...but if a human wants to read it, we won't tell! Winner, Hollywood Book Festival, Wild Card Category Honorable Mention, New York Book Festival "Sparkle is most definitely the Dear Abby of the feline world." -Quasi, author of The World Is Your Litter Box

Product Details

• Paperback: 174 pages
• Publisher: FitCat Enterprises, Inc. (June 24, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0978918118
• ISBN-13: 978-0978918118
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,422,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sparkle is a ruddy Somali of grand champion lineage: her father, GC Tajhara's Miles Davis, was a show winner and cover cat for the May 2001 issue of Cat Fancy magazine. Sparkle was one of 4 siblings born on June 24, 2002. In October of that year, at the age of four months, Sparkle moved from her hometown of Temecula, California to glitzy, glittery Los Angeles. Her good looks were noticed almost from the start and before long she was an award-winning print model (First Place, Cats USA 2004). Not satisfied to skate by merely on her lean, elegant appearance, she has also earned fame as a prominent cat blogger, advice columnist and book critic. Her website, http://www.sparklecat.com, is read by cat and human fans from all over the world. Sparkle resides in a fashionable district of Los Angeles with two humans, two feline roommates and, unfortunately, a dog. Dear Sparkle, her first book, won the Wild Card category in the Hollywood Book Festival and Honorable Mention in the New York Book Festival.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect gift for your favorite cat owner, May 25, 2010

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Dr Cathy Goodwin (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dear Sparkle: Advice From One Cat to Another (Paperback)

My cat Ophelia says, "This book is purr-fect for cat owners. When I got adopted I knew I had to take charge immediately. I refused to be dominated by the other cat (a ditzy Calico appropriately named Creampuff) and a medium sized, mixed-breed dog named Gracie. Well, I could have written this book. When I got sick, I followed Sparkle's advice on taking medicine. I am now Top Cat in the household."

As someone who is owned by two cats, I would add, This book is well-written and fun. It's not cutesy and silly, as I would have expected. Just don't let the cats read it themselves.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid advice and humor - a winning combination, January 31, 2010

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Ingrid King - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dear Sparkle: Advice From One Cat to Another (Paperback)

There are lots of books on the market that give advice on how to care for cats, provide information on cat behavior, and address other aspects of living with a cat. This book is unique in this genre. It combines solid advice with humor, and gives us an insider's look into what and how cats think. Sparkle is a seven-year-old pedigreed Somali who speaks out on anything from how to address trouble with family members (both human and feline) to hairballs to culinary delights and disappointments. A significant portion of the book is devoted to addressing questions about human foibles. Writes Sparkle: "Humans are complicated beings, and very hard to train."

Sparkle, the internet's premier cat-to-cat advice columnist, brings her feline point of view to help her fellow cats figure out human behavior and deal with the day-to-day frustrations that living with humans can bring for a cat.

Some samples of the kinds of questions Sparkle answers are:

My human used to give me treats at dinnertime, but the vet put me on a diet and now I'm starving! How do I get these treats back?

A tom cat invaded my backyard and now my roommate hates my guts! What happened, and what do I do about it?

My human brought home a snotty new kitten - how do I show him who's boss?

This is a thoroughly enjoyable, often laugh out loud funny book filled with practical information presented in a unique style.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A top pick for those who love the feline race and love humorous and entertaining stories, October 11, 2009

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dear Sparkle: Advice From One Cat to Another (Paperback)

Cats have problems of their own. "Dear Sparkle: Advice from One Cat to Another (No Humans!)" is a charming read for pet lovers from Janiss Garza writing under the guise of her cat, Sparkle. Sparkle answers messages from other cats about the problems cats so often face in their lives. "Dear Sparkle" is a top pick for those who love the feline race and love humorous and entertaining stories.