A few of you could already be acquainted with my loopy cat, Phoebe.

She meowed at my again door one night time, I opened the sliders, and he or she sashayed in, seemed round and mentioned, “Isn’t this nice?”, similar to Damone from Quick Occasions at Ridgemont Excessive—anyplace you might be, that’s the place to be! (Particularly if it has a fire and tuna.)

So when Maria Gianferarri requested if I’d do a canopy reveal for her companion ebook to BEING A DOG, Phoebe stepped as much as ask the questions on BEING A CAT: A TAIL OF CURIOSITY.

(For ease of studying, I’ve translated from Phoebe’s native Feline tongue.)

Maria,  I’m curious, the place is Cat’s favourite place to nap?

Cat’s favourite place to nap is canine’s mattress.

Certainly that may’t be the ONLY place to take a nap?

Atop a radiator, or in a slice of solar.

Ahh, I do know all about solar slices.

Anything Cat desires to impart to the readers? 

Sure. Curiosity did NOT kill the cat.

Thanks, Maria! Now with out additional meow, the BEING A CAT cowl by illustrator Pete Oswald!

Sittin’ fairly!

Weblog readers, the prolific Maria is giving freely a PB critique with this reveal.

Simply depart one remark beneath.

A random winner can be chosen on the finish of the month.

Good luck!

Maria Gianferrari wonders and is in awe of the pure world and its inhabitants, home and wild cats included. She lives in Massachusetts together with her inquisitive scientist husband and Maple the canine, a watcher who’s interested by something that strikes, particularly if she will chase it! Curiously, although an unabashed canine lover, that is Maria’s third ebook that includes cats as principal characters, most just lately Bobcat Prowling, in addition to Officer Katz and Houndini. You may study extra about Maria at her web site, MariaGianferrari.com.

Pete Oswald is a #1 New York Occasions bestselling illustrator and an Annie Award-nominated animation manufacturing designer greatest recognized for The Offended Birds Film movie franchise and Oscar® Nominated ParaNorman, along with a number of animated studio movies. He’s additionally recognized for his work as a youngsters’s ebook writer and illustrator, and painter. Pete lives in Los Angeles, California along with his spouse and three sons.