Two Cats and the Woman They Own: or Lessons I Learned from My Cats [Hardcover]

Patti Davis (Author), Ward Schumaker (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 23, 2006

Patti Davis didn't really adopt Aretha, her first cat. Aretha adopted Patti. When her second cat, Skeeter, moved in, Patti came to realize that shea self-avowed dog personwas now officially in thrall to two very demanding little felines. In 12 short chapters, each delightfully illustrated by Ward Schumaker, the author recounts how her life was changed for the better by living with and learning from her cat companions. In "The Mouse That Got Away" Patti learns a valuable lesson about hope, and in "The Little Scoundrel" she realizes just how wrong a first impression can be. Davis closes each charming vignette with a "Life Lesson." The lessons, like the stories they illuminate, are thoughtful and perceptive. Davis has produced a small treasure of a book; it's sometimes wry, sometimes moving, always universal, and, most importantly, wise.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (March 23, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811851664
• ISBN-13: 978-0811851664
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,475,456 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and easy to read, November 13, 2006

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kkjsma "kkjsma" (Vancouver WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Two Cats and the Woman They Own: or Lessons I Learned from My Cats (Hardcover)

I was curious about this book because I too was a woman who just didn't care for cats. At least I THOUGHT so. Then one came to stay at my house when my daughter couldn't have a pet at her apartment, and we were soon joined by another when my son begged for one. The two cats have been so entertaining and my level of tolerance and love has grown. I'm now a "cat lady!" I think we may even get more cats. That aside, Patti's book was written in a friendly and easy way... very enjoyable to read.

5.0 out of 5 stars sweet tale of two adopted cats and thier life lessons, April 16, 2009

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4fabfelines "Lesa" (Shelbyville , TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Two Cats and the Woman They Own: or Lessons I Learned from My Cats (Hardcover)

This is the sweetest book. She describes her cats with such love and tenderness,
There are beautiful illustrations in the book also.
The two spayed females Aretha and Skeeter have lots of friends that drop in from time to time also.
Patti neuters them also and eventually finds a home for one of the Romeo's.
This is a cute, easy book to read and a delight for anyone that is a cat lover.

4.0 out of 5 stars "Feline Intrigue...Fictional Cat-ophilia", May 31, 2008

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Russell A. Rohde MD "Owl" (West Covina, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Two Cats and the Woman They Own: or Lessons I Learned from My Cats (Hardcover)

"Two Cats and the Woman They Own: or Lessons I learned from My Cats", by Patti Davis. Chronicle Books, CA, 2005 ISBN: 0-8118-5166-4. HC 96 pgs. 7 ¼" x 5 ¼".

Respected author of 6 books and daughter of former president Ronald Reagan, this book is wonderfully illustrated by Ward Shumaker, renowned illustrator


A captivating glimpse of a true cat lover's experience in parenting and/or adopting a family of felines including Aretha, Spider, Skeeter, Lucas and Scoundrel - at times less than successfully.

A tender look at felines, sometimes askance or sideways for those with Asperger's or High-functioning autism, with learned musings on feline idiosyncrasies and a tabulation of 12 "Life Lessons" displayed by these little tigers whose language is decipherable to the possessed.