Everything I Know About Life I Learned from My Cat [Hardcover]

Lesley Anne Ivory (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2006

Cat lovers are invited to curl up with the exquisite art of Lesley Anne Ivory and consider how the feline co–owners of their homes and hearts provide meaningful lessons including—

• personal space is good
• be careful what you ask for
• ritual is important
• life is as good as the view
• love the one you are with

Anyone with a cat fancy or a collection of Lesley Anne Ivory’s paintings will leap to have this book and give it to a friend.

Editorial Reviews

Review

I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736915214
• ISBN-13: 978-0736915212
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 7.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #311,111 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I have always written...since gradeschool when I would draft the longest novel I could, I think I made it to page 120. I wrote plays and poems and strange stories about midget aliens. My readership was zero, but that didn't matter. The desire to write was there and set upon my heart.

Always an observer, maybe I wanted to write in order to be the ultimate observer...the one perched outside the page watching the story or situation unfold. I find comfort there...on the perimeter.

College was a great place for me to explore my love of story and expression. With a double major in Journalism and Film I had the ultimate opportunity to feed my imagination and quest for story, words, and meaning behind those words. My favorite movies list includes Broadcast News and All the Presidents Men. Even though I didn't go the way of hard journalism, I am always thrilled by the task of uncovering a story or a situation to find the meaning and more universal lesson.

Currently I try to uncover that meaning through fiction. But I think the pursuit will end up taking many shapes.

Hopefully, through it all, I keep the quest for meaning, compassion, understanding, faith, and discovery at the forefront of my writing. I hope others connect with it. I think we all can learn great lessons from one another...that is what the exchanges between writer and story, reader and story, and writer and reader can do.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything I Know About Life I Learned from My Cat, October 5, 2007

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Jill Harrison ""catkin"" (Western Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Everything I Know About Life I Learned from My Cat (Hardcover)

Another beautiful book illustrated by the extraordinarily talented Lesley Anne Ivory. Everyone who loves cats, or simply appreciates the individual beauty and grace which makes every cat a masterpiece, will be enthralled with the paintings of these glorious creatures, posed to prefection against Lesley's exquisite backgrounds

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sharing..., December 16, 2008

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Kate K. "Kate K." (Florissant, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everything I Know About Life I Learned from My Cat (Hardcover)

Needless to say, I love cats - and all animals. I currently have two cats. This book, as well as my furry friends, is simply "there for me at the end of a stressful day." It is simple, yet very moving. It inspires a connection, so to speak. When this world, with all of its complications, weighs a person down, this beautifully illustrated book of touching little stories can make life a bit brighter! Many thanks to the author and the artist!

Kate

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Pictures, Mixed Feelings about the True-Life Stories, February 23, 2010

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B. Goldberg (Woodbridge, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Everything I Know About Life I Learned from My Cat (Hardcover)

While I found some of the written pieces two schmaltzy, the cat paintings are excellent, for me better than the "inspriational" dialogue. Would make a good little gift for a cat lover.