Book Reviews with Amber at The Mewton-Clawson Library featuring **If It Fits, I Sits: The Ultimate Cat Quote Book** by Brooke Jorden PLUS Friendly Fill-Ins **Review 139**

Hello gorgeous library guests 

and 

Welcome to the Mewton-Clawson Library at BBHQ 

Thank mew for joining me in the stacks today for my furst book review of the current season. I have to say I really did miss mew all while I was off on my jolly's, well not really a vacation but more of a staycation due to the current wurld-climate. Though it did give me a chance to overhaul the library and make a few new graphics, which I think are really nifty and I was even kind enough to even include the library mice, well actually they threatened me with months of strike action unless they got a pay rise, some really nice cheese and more blog time, the little squeakers literally had me by the whiskers!

Howeffur, in a most serendipitous turn of fortune for moi, one of Parsley's secret cash stashes appeared just when I needed it the most.

He'd hidden a bundle deep within the Politics section; well who wants to read books about that, nopurrdy here that's for sure but sadly for poor Parsley in a really bizarre turn of events when the mice started their micro picket-line in the 'P' section, they accidentally knocked a book off the Politics shelf.  The insides of that purrticular book had been hollowed out to make a secret cash-stash, very clever of Parsley but not sneaky enough!  MOL  

So like any good employer, I said to my extremely disgruntled and ready to revolt staff.

"Hark, the great mouse gods have heeded your call and bestowed upon mew much wonga so pack your picket-line away and get back to wurk NOW!"

So if mew see any mice scurrying about, don't wurry they're probably chasing up overdue books and looking for Melvyn who's usually shirking off in the Weapons Section; mew know these young interns just don't want wurk today, they want to be the director within the furst week with a salary to match! TSK

Today the P.A. is also joining in Friday Fill-ins Blog Hop with the pawesome 15 & Meowing and Four-Legged Furballs.

1. _________ was a very good year. 

2. Whenever I _________, I _________. 

3. I look forward to ________ this time of year. 

4. _________ creeps me out.

The P.A.'s answers are...

1. 2017 was a very good year, I got to go to Blogpaws in South Carolina and meet the most wonderful peeps ever! 

2. Whenever I look at photo's of Basil, every day, I smile to myself as I can't believe what he has inspired and then I feel so sad that he didn't have more time, though at the same time I feel so blessed that he waited for me to rescue him and I got to be his mum for 14 years and we created all this crazy catness together. It's very bittersweet for me.

3. I look forward to Halloween this time of year, I love autumn/fall. And I love to see the changing colours of the trees although I must admit I'm not a fan of the cold winter days ahead and will look forward with much vigour to spring again in the new year.

4. Clowns and mime artists creep me out, especially the ones that want to get right in your face.

Let's see what I've got to show mew this time!

This week's top book pick is...

Mewton-Clawson Library Copy

If It Fits, I Sits: The Ultimate Cat Quote Book

by

Brooke Jorden

       Here's a little snippet of the book blurb:      

Cats are known (and loved) for their peculiarities, from the predictable to the utterly perplexing. The world's greatest minds pay tribute to the world's most peculiar pets. Quotes from cat-lovers and cat-toleraters alike, If It Fits, I Sits is a new kind of quote book about what these feline friends and fiends bring to our lives.

This particular book was recommended to me by our fabulous friends Crystal and Daisy Mae early in the summer and I was supurr eager to get my mittens on it, thank mew both so much for the tip! 

So what did I think to; If It Fits, I Sits: The Ultimate Cat Quote Book, in a nutshell, I really really enjoyed it.

The photo's and cute illustrations are awesome and the quotes are funny but oh so true, as any cat lover will tell mew if they have read this book too, one of the P.A's favourites is; 

Cat Lovers Turn Into Cat Collectors by Greg Kinnear, never a truer phrase was spoken! MOL 

If mew're looking for a small but fun and colourful coffee table book, this has got your name all over it. It would also make an epic gift for any cat lover mew may know, so if mew're looking for a gift this would be purrfect.

Hardcover: 160 pages

• Publisher: Familius; Illustrated Edition (29 Feb. 2016)

My Ratings Scale

Ratings of:

If It Fits, I Sits: The Ultimate Cat Quote Book

Overall Enjoyment

I really hope mew enjoy the book as much as I did if mew decide to read it.

It's time fur me to say BFN or bye-fur-now as mew know the drill, so many books, so little time and I'll be back next week with another specially paw-picked book just for mew, and don't furget that all my previous reviews can be found on my Book Review page.

Until next time...

Keep calm and read more books

Amber 

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Feline Fiction on Fridays #135 at Amber's Library featuring **Peaches and Paprika: Calico Cats of Distinction** by Carol Lowbeer PLUS Friendly Fill-Ins

Welcome To

With Amber ~ The Best Library Kitty in the entire Mewton~Clawson Parish.

Supurr salutations pawesome furiends

*waves paw*

Hello gorgeous library guests and welcome to my private library.

Many apologies for my lateness this week, sadly the P.A. had to go to her real job and we ran out of time, but as they say; better late than neffur! MOL

I did have stern wurds with the P.A. about her lack of commitment to my posting schedule, but she said, "Amber, if you want that expensive cat food, then I need to go to work."

OK, point taken, but I did tell her not to be late again! MOL

Anyhoo, how's your week been and what exciting things have been happening? 

I spent my week snoozing in the warms of the catservatory in Smooch's bed, of course I got a bit of reading done and I got Melvyn to tidy the main library up as I'd been looking for a book on pattern cutting for the P.A. and made a bit of a mess - OOPS!

That's the beauty of having a free intern! Well done Melvyn.

This week we're also joining in Friday Fill-ins with the pawesome 15 & Meowing and Four-Legged Furballs.

1. __________________ is like trying to nail jello to a wall.

2. _______________never _______________________.

3. If I had a dollar for every time _________, I would be rich.

4. I wish _________ grew on trees.

The P.A.'s answers are...

1. Trying to reason with some peeps is like trying to nail jello to a wall.

2. Running in flip flops is never a good idea.

3. If I had a dollar for every time someone asked, "How many cats do you have?" over the years, and then exclaim utter horror/astonishment/look at me like I'm a looney/tut/call me a crazy cat woman etc... I would be rich.

4. I wish kindness and compassion grew on trees, as each year passes the world needs more and more.

And now I think it's time to share this weeks book.

This week I'm sharing:

Amber's Purrsonal Copy

Peaches and Paprika: Calico Cats of Distinction

   Our First Year in Connecticut 

by 

Carol Lowbeer 

Here's A Small Snippet of the Book Blurb:      

Peaches and Paprika, two stunning tiger-calico sisters use photo cartoons to tell their amusing, poignant tale of surviving three New York shelters, a narrow death row escape, and the use of flirtation and charm to help them secure a permanent home in Connecticut.

>^.^<

Today I'm so excited to be sharing a book from our lovely furiends Peaches and Paprika, who've just released their memoir on their furst year after being rescued from a high kill shelter. 

Now, these two pawesome lady cats are absolutely charming, and I've known them for some years now and adore their blog.  But anyhoo I digress, their book is supurr, full of fun, beautiful photos and a delightful story as they explore new surroundings and finally get a furever home. 

In fact, if mew haven't read it, hop to amazon and download a copy today, mew will be so glad mew did.

I loved it!  Well done ladies and thank mew for bringing a smile to my day!

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Kindle: 62 pages

The Amber Biblio Rating System Fur Offurall Enjoyment:

Ratings of:

Peaches and Paprika: Calico Cats of Distinction

Offurall Enjoyment

I do hope mew enjoy this charming book if mew decide to give it a try, and if mew've read it already, what did mew think?

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Sadly it's time fur me to say BFN or bye-fur-now as mew know the drill, so many books, so little time and I'll be back next week with another specially paw-picked book just fur mew. And don't furget that all my previous reviews can be found on my Book Review page.

Until next time

Keep calm and read on

Purrs

Amber xox

And don't furget while we're all on lockdown, we The B Team have got your six and can entertain mew fur weeks; there are oodles of colouring pages to download and not furgetting the colouring books too.  There's a page full of crafting projects to keep your mittens making stuff! 

There are some epically exciting adventure stories too, so read our thrilling tales episode by epic episode.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Capt'n Basil & His Motley Crew 

Fast, Furry and Dangerous

The Clockwurk Labyrinth 

We've got some new BrainTraining posts, just to keep your little grey cells in tip-top condition. And we’ll be adding extra jigsaw puzzles to the puzzle page.

If mew want to see more of what's been happening at BBHQ since the lockdown began, check out our Instagram feed where mew can see our daily diary and exclusive videos that we don't put here on the blog.

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