Helen Brown wasn't a cat person, but her nine-year-old son Sam was. So when Sam heard a woman telling his mum that her cat had just had kittens, Sam pleaded to go and see them.

Helen's heart melted as Sam held one of the kittens in his hands with a look of total adoration. In a trice the deal was done - the kitten would be delivered when she was big enough to leave her mother.

A week later, Sam was dead. Not long after, a little black kitten was delivered to the grieving family. Totally traumatised by Sam's death, Helen had forgotten all about the new arrival. After all, that was back in another universe when Sam was alive.

Helen was ready to send the kitten back, but Sam's younger brother wanted to keep her, identifying with the tiny black kitten who'd also lost her brothers. When Rob stroked her fur, it was the first time Helen had seen him smile since Sam's death. There was no choice: the kitten - dubbed Cleo - had to stay.

Kitten or not, there seemed no hope of becoming a normal family. But Cleo's zest for life slowly taught the traumatised family to laugh. She went on to become the uppity high priestess of Helen's household, vetoing her new men, terrifying visiting dogs and building a special bond with Rob, his sister Lydia, Helen - and later a baby daughter.

Wie findet man ein neues Herrchen für das Frauchen?

Herkules ist ein kleiner Dackel, und sein neues Frauchen Carolin ist der tollste Mensch auf der Welt, findet er. Nicht nur, dass sie ihn aus dem Tierheim gerettet hat, nein, sie riecht auch nach Sommer und Erdbeeren, lacht viel und hat nichts dagegen, wenn Herkules zum Kuscheln zu ihr aufs Sofa springt. Kurz: Das Leben eines Dackels ist schön. Oder besser – könnte es sein, gäbe es da nicht auch noch Thomas, Carolins Lebensgefährten. Den kann Herkules von Anfang an nicht riechen, denn Thomas ist herrisch, laut und hat etwas gegen Hunde. Außerdem behandelt er Carolin schlecht. So beschließt Herkules gemeinsam mit seinem neuen Freund Herrn Beck, seines Zeichens Kater und Menschenkenner, Thomas loszuwerden. Mit einem ausgebufften Plan gelingt dies den beiden sogar, und Carolin setzt Thomas vor die Tür. Leider ist sie seitdem wie ausgewechselt: Sie weint den ganzen Tag und hört dazu schauderhafte Musik. Schnell ist klar: Carolin braucht einen neuen Mann! Und genau den will Herkules für sie suchen. Aber wie findet man den Richtigen, wenn man in Sachen Männer und Liebe ganz andere Vorstellungen hat als sein Frauchen?

Eine turbulente romantische Komödie, erzählt aus der Sicht eines kleinen Dackels.

Dackel Herkules - 1, 2

**Erin Hunter's #1 bestselling Warriors series continues in A Vision of Shadows #4: Darkest Night. This edition includes a double-sided jacket with a bonus poster!** SkyClan has returned to its rightful place among the other four warrior Clans, hoping to find a new territory to call home. But not every cat is convinced that this is where SkyClan belongs--and the fate of all five warrior Clans remains uncertain. Full of epic adventure and thrilling intrigue, this fifth Warriors series is the perfect introduction for readers new to the Warriors world--while for dedicated fans, it's a long-awaited return to the era of Bramblestar's ThunderClan, after the events of Omen of the Stars.

The story of Dewey the

celebrated library cat is now

available for the youngest of

readers in this new, fully-

illustrated picture book

adventure. When Librarian Vicki Myron

finds a young kitten abandoned

in the Spencer Library return

box, she nurses him back to

health, deciding then and there

that he will be their library cat, and naming him, appropriately,

Dewey Readmore Books. Dewey

loves his new home, but once

he discovers the littlest library

visitors-who like to chase him,

pull his tail, and squeeze him extra tight-Dewey begins to

wonder if he's truly cut out for

the demands of his new job. In

the end, he is triumphant as he

realizes that helping people big

and small is what he is meant to do, and that by sharing his

special brand of Dewey love, he

can be the best library cat of all.

How much of an impact can an

animal have? How many lives

can one cat touch? How is it

possible for an abandoned

kitten to transform a small

library, save a classic American town, and eventually become

famous around the world? You

can't even begin to answer

those questions until you hear

the charming story of Dewey

Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa.

Dewey's story starts in the

worst possible way. Only a few

weeks old, on the coldest night

of the year, he was stuffed into

the returned book slot at the Spencer Public Library. He was

found the next working by

library director Vicki Myron, a

single mother who had survived

the loss of her family farm, a

breast cancer scare, and an alcoholic husband. Dewey won

her heart, and the hearts of the

staff, by pulling himself up and

hobbling on frostbitten feet to

nudge each of hem in a gesture

of thanks and love. For the next nineteen years, he never

stopped charming the people of

Spencer with this enthusiasm,

warmth, humility (for a cat),

and, above all, his sixth sense

about who needed him most. As his fame grew from town to

town, then state to state, and

finally, amazingly, worldwide,

Dewey became more than just a

friend; he became a source of

pride for an extraordinary Heartland farming town pulling

its way slowly back from the

greatest crisis in its long history.

Dewey: The Small-Town Library

Cat Who Touched the World was

a blockbuster bestseller and a

publishing phenomenon. It has

sold nearly a million copies,

spawned three children's books, and will be the basis for an

upcoming movie. No doubt

about it, Dewey has created a

community. Dewey touched

readers everywhere, who

realized that no matter how difficult their lives might seem,

or how ordinary their talents,

they can-and should- make a

positive difference to those

around them. Now, Dewey is

back, with even more heartwarming moments and

life lessons to share. Dewey's Nine Lives offers nine

funny, inspiring, and

heartwarming stories about

cats--all told from the

perspective of "Dewey's Mom,"

librarian Vicki Myron. The amazing felines in this book

include Dewey, of course,

whose further never-before-told

adventures are shared, and

several others who Vicki found

out about when their owners reached out to her. Vicki

learned, through extensive

interviews and story sharing,

what made these cats special,

and how they fit into Dewey's

community of perseverance and love. From a divorced mother in

Alaska who saved a drowning

kitten on Christmas Eve to a

troubled Vietnam veteran

whose heart was opened by his

long relationship with a rescued cat, these Dewey-style stories

will inspire readers to laugh, cry,

care, and, most importantly,

believe in the magic of animals

to touch individual lives.

Felix the Fluffy Kitten certainly

lives up to his name—his fluffy

fur gets everywhere—even in

the bath! Will Jodie's mom learn

to deal with fluff? Nell the

Naughty Kitten can't stop making mischief! On the farm

where she lives she is always

pestering the pigs and

disturbing the ducks. Will she

ever learn to be a real farm

kitten? Meet Snuggles the Sleepy Kitten—he spends all his

time snoozing! But in his

dreams he's a fierce and brave

hero, chasing mice and climbing

trees. Will he ever find his real

world as exciting as his dreams? When Star the Snowy Kitten is

found by Michael it seems like

the perfect fit—Michael has

always wanted a kitten, and

Star really wants a new home.

But Michael's mom says he's not old enough to look after a kitten

yet. Will he be able to keep Star?

Full of funny and heartwarming stories, Felix The Railway Cat is the remarkable tale of a close-knit community and its amazing bond with a very special cat.When Felix arrived at Huddersfield Railway Station as an eight-week-old kitten, no one knew just how important this little ball of fluff would become. Although she has a vital job to do as 'Senior Pest Controller', Felix is much more than just an employee of TransPennine Express. For her colleagues and the station's commuters, Felix has changed their lives in surprising ways.Felix seems to have a remarkable ability to save the day time and again: from bringing a boy with autism out of his shell to providing comfort to a runaway child shivering on the platform one night. So when tragedy hits the team at Huddersfield, they rely on Felix to pull them together again. But it's a chance friendship with a commuter that she waits for on the platform every morning that finally gives Felix the recognition she deserves, catapulting her to international stardom...

An epic stand-alone adventure in Erin Hunter’s #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series! Also includes an exclusive ten-page Warriors manga adventure.In this Super Edition, set just after the events of A Vision of Shadows, ThunderClan deputy Squirrelflight is caught between her conscience and her Clan. Though all five Clans have settled into equally divided territories around the lake, tensions are rising over the new borders. And when a group of rogue cats move in just beyond Clan boundaries, drawing the Clans’ frustration, Squirrelflight must choose between her duty as ThunderClan’s deputy and her desire to do what’s right.Join the legion of fans who have discovered the epic adventures, fierce warrior cats, and thrilling fantasy world of the mega-bestselling Warriors series. This stand-alone entry is perfect for new readers and dedicated fans alike.

**Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen is on the hunt for a killer with a deadly green thumb when a day in the garden turns fatal in this exciting new mystery from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown.**

Spring arrives in northern Virginia, and as the ground thaws and the peonies begin to bloom a bright magenta, the women of St. Luke's Lutheran Church prepare for a Homecoming celebration like no other. In honor of the day, Harry, Susan Tucker, and their friends decide to remodel the gardens of the church based on the plants that would have grown in the time St. Luke's was built, and plan to visit the historically accurate gardens of Montpelier to find inspiration in Dolley Madison's climbing roses.

But the gardens have been visited by catastrophe --a patch near the back is torn up in the night, completely destroyed. Is this the work of a random vandal? Or was someone looking for something growing in that garden?

When Jeannie Cordle...

Rosie loves going home with Gran after school; Gran lives near a farm and Rosie can visit the feral cats that live there. Her favourite is a tiny kitten who she calls Ginger, because of his orange fur.

Why was I ever born a witch's kitten? Why - oh, why? With his bright blue eyes and sparky magic whiskers, no one could mistake Gobbolino for a kitchen cat, but that's just what he longs to be. So, while his sister Sootica learns how to ride a broomstick and turn mice into toads, Gobbolino sets off to find a nice warm fire and a family to care for him. He has many adventures along the way and makes many friends, until he finally finds the home he dreams of. First published in 1942, Gobbolino the Witch's Cat continues to delight children - a true modern classic.

Fifteen years earlier, doctors

had warned that Homer—a

tiny, sightless kitten—was

unlikely to survive and probably

wouldn’t have much of a life

even if he did. Miraculously and against all the odds, however,

Homer grew into a feline

dynamo who scaled seven-foot

bookcases with ease, saved his

human mom’s life when he

chased a late-night burglar from their apartment, and rose to

global fame—paving the way

for other special-needs animals

once considered “unadoptable.” Now, only two weeks before

Christmas, with doctors once

again decreeing that Homer

didn’t have much time—that he

wouldn’t even make it to

Christmas Eve—Homer showed everyone that he still had one

more miracle left in him. The

heroic blind cat proved again,

once and for all, that hope and

love aren’t things you see with

your eyes. You see them with your heart. Humorous and heartwarming,

Homer and the Holiday Miracle

will leave you filled with the

true spirit of the season. It’s the

ideal stocking-stuffer for the cat

lover on your list—and the perfect holiday treat for

yourself. Read and rejoice!

The odds had always been

stacked against Homer, the

blind kitten nobody wanted. But

destiny took a hand the day he

met Gwen Cooper, and with the

publication twelve years later of the international bestseller

"Homer’s Odyssey," Homer went

from beloved house cat to

world-wide star. He became the

scourge and darling of the

reporters, photographers, videographers, bloggers, and

radio hosts who clamored to

meet him—dragging his hapless

human behind him as he

greeted fame with his usual joie

de vivre and occasional “catitude.” He became a spokes-

cat for the cause of special-

needs animals everywhere, and

eventually the wise older

mentor to the new special-

needs kitten who would enter his and Gwen’s lives. Most

importantly, Homer taught

those who loved him best how

to live and die with courage and

joy—and left behind a rescue

community of “Homer’s Heroes” that continues to save countless

lives in his name.

By turns humorous and tender,

this beautifully written, 115-

page sequel concludes the

adventures of Homer the Blind Wonder Cat—the fearless feline

who proved that love isn’t

something you see with your

eyes, that even the smallest of

creatures can make a big

difference, and that true love lives forever.

Once in nine lives, something

extraordinary happens...

The last thing Gwen Cooper

wanted was another cat. She

already had two, not to

mention a phenomenally underpaying job and a recently

broken heart. Then Gwen’s

veterinarian called with a story

about a three-week-old eyeless

kitten who’d been abandoned.

It was love at first sight. Everyone warned that Homer

would always be an

"underachiever," never as

playful or independent as other

cats. But the kitten nobody

believed in quickly grew into a three-pound dynamo, a tiny

daredevil with a giant heart

who eagerly made friends with

every human who crossed his

path. Homer scaled seven-foot

bookcases with ease and leapt five feet into the air to catch

flies in mid-buzz. He survived

being trapped alone for days

after 9/11 in an apartment near

the World Trade Center, and

even saved Gwen’s life when he chased off an intruder who

broke into their home in the

middle of the night.

But it was Homer’s unswerving

loyalty, his infinite capacity for

love, and his joy in the face of all obstacles that inspired Gwen

daily and transformed her life.

And by the time she met the

man she would marry, she

realized Homer had taught her

the most important lesson of all: Love isn’t something you see

with your eyes.

Homer’s Odyssey is the once-in-

a-lifetime story of an

extraordinary cat and his

human companion. It celebrates the refusal to accept limits—on

love, ability, or hope against

overwhelming odds. By turns

jubilant and moving, it’s a

memoir for anybody who’s ever

fallen completely and helplessly in love with a pet.

Not a great place to visit, and you wouldn't want to live thereThe Monroes have gone on vacation, leaving Harold and Chester at Chateau Bow-Wow -- not exactly a four-star hotel. On the animals' very first night there, the silence is pierced by a peculiar wake-up call -- an unearthly howl that makes Chester observe that the place should be called Howliday Inn.But the mysterious cries in the night (Chester is convinced there are werewolves afoot) are just the beginning of the frightening goings-on. Soon animals start disappearing, and there are whispers of murder. Is checkout time at Chateau Bow-Wow going to come earlier than Harold and Chester anticipated?

Before there was Homer the Blind Wonder Cat, there was Scarlett—the adorable, maddeningly aloof, gray rescue tabby... Every cat lover remembers the very first feline they fell in love with. For celebrated cat writer Gwen Cooper, that first love is Scarlett—a pint-sized rescue kitten with a king-sized personality. A natural-born troublemaker and wary at first after life on the streets, Scarlett is quick to win hearts with her kittenish mischief, but slow to open her own heart to the woman who saved her. Yet as the months go by, and bonds of trust are painstakingly forged link by link, Gwen begins to realize that the love you have to earn just may be the love that means the most.Poignant, tender, and laugh-out-loud funny, “I Choo-Choo-Choose You!” is the first in the Curl Up with a Cat Tale series of true short stories from Gwen Cooper—bestselling author of the smash hit Homer’s Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale—and sure to warm the heart of any cat enthusiast. Read and fall in love for the first time all over again!

When Professor Hugo Archibald finds an orphaned baby chimp in Africa, it seems like the most normal thing in the world for him to bring the brave little toddler home to Boston to live with his wife and two small children.

Jennie quickly assimilates into mid-sixties suburban life, indulging in the rambunctious fun one would expect from a typical American kid of her generation: riding breakneck on her own tricycle, playing with Booger the kitten and a Barbie doll, fighting with her siblings over use of the TV, and — as a teenager — learning to drink, smoke pot, and curse just like her human peers.

Attaining an impressive command of American Sign Language, Jennie absorbs a warped vision of heaven from a neighborhood minister, experiences first-hand the bureaucracies of the American health-care system, and even has her own fifteen minutes of fame.

Jennie's story — hilarious, poignant, and ultimately tragic — introduces to American literature one of the most endearing animal heroines in modern fiction.