Why Do Cats Wear Pajamas? Fascinating Facts About Our Feline Friends [Hardcover]

Karen Lancaster Brown (Author), Kenneth T. Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2001

A fascinating book filled with cat lore, world records, and famous cats, Why Do Cats Wear Pajamas? is illustrated with delightful drawings painstakingly executed by Karen Brown. This little book makes the perfect gift for anyone who loves a feline. Karen Brown's most recent book, Fairy Kisses And Stork Bites: Amazing, Adorable Facts About Babies, is a favorite among new parents and those who know them. Now the writer-illustrator has put her talent to work on Why Do Cats Wear Pajamas?, a collection of intriguing information, enticing trivia, and sizzling statistics about one of America's favorite pets. Why Do Cats Wear Pajamas? should become a bestseller among the millions who favor felines. Who was the most expensive cat in the world? Why do cats purr? Which cat caught the most mice? Presented in an engaging question-answer format, Why Do Cats Wear Pajamas? is an easy-to-read book with immense appeal.

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Endearing, whimsical, and jammed full of fascinating feline facts and lore, this is a must-have for kitty-lovers everywhere. Illustrated with utterly delightful pen-and-ink drawings by author and artist Karen Brown, Why Do Cats Wear Pajamas? is presented in an engaging question-answer format. Meet Himmy, at 46 pounds, 15 1/4 ounces the fattest cat in town, and Dusty, a Texas tabby...and mom of 420 kittens--and dozens more of these fabulous critters. This collection of intriguing information and enticing trivia about one of America's favorite pets is the perfect gift for anyone who loves a feline. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (June 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740707604
• ISBN-13: 978-0740707605
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,619,692 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fifty Cute Pages Of Trivia For Cat Lovers., June 27, 2008

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This review is from: Why Do Cats Wear Pajamas? (Hardcover)

This is a fun book that would be a fine introduction for kids who have just gotten a pet Cat. It has Cat lore, world records, trivia, & some fine pen & ink drawings of these fascinating felines. Questions like, which cat caught the most mice in his/her lifetime? Why do Cats purr? What Cat was the most expensive in the world? What is the main difference between Cats & Dogs? Did you know that Cats have thirty teeth? Twelve incicors, four canines, & fourteen molars.

Did you know that Cats generally have a preference for being left pawed? But, they are usually very ambidextrous. Where did Persian Cats actually come from? Turkey when the ottomans ruled both lands, while the breed was made popular in Europe in the 1600's & were known as "longhairs in the USA until the 1960's. Did you know that female cats are the best hunters? An adult Cat can jump about five times its own height. The fattest Cat in recorded history was Himmy, a male tabby house cat from Queensland, Austrailia. He was almost forty seven pounds, & measured thirty three inches at the waist, & was thirty eight inches long. Even non-cat people will very likely enjoy this fast read book.