Cats In Love

by J.C. Suares

Collects photographs and anecdotes that illustrate the warmth and companionship cats share with their chosen companions

Genres: Cats, Nonfiction, Animals, Photography

80 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Jean-Claude Suàres (March 30, 1942 – July 30, 2013) was an artist, illustrator, editor, and creative consultant to many publications, and the first Op-Ed page art director at The New York Times.

More information: Wikipedia

Reviews

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun photo album of cats and all the different types of animals they have bonded with and ultimately learned to love. Filled with a wonderful collection of photos and personal stories, this book will touch your heart. We all too often forget that animals also bond and form deep and lasting relationships with people and other animals. This book is sue to enrich the heart of any cat lover-of want to be cat owner.

[Sue · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just a warning: due to the language in the book, this book is not for children. The photographs are super cute but the stories are in small print on pages with lots of white space. I only found the story about a bear and kitten to be interesting.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this many years ago. Beautiful photographs and charming anecdotes about cats and their unlikely companions

[Marianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bought this in the late 1990s -- reread it before sending it on to a cat lover. Heartwarming photographs and stories from cat people (some really good stories, too). This is what we had before cat videos and memes.

[Roya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cats in Love, by J.C. Suares and Jane Martin, is a collection of pictures and brief stories about cats and their unlikely companions. This short book opens up with an introduction by Jane Martin discussing whether or not cats can truly love or not. Martin concludes that cats do love, and deeply, but not exactly in the same way humans are used to. Then the book continues with stories from various people such as artists, designers, and behaviorists to prove this point.

Cats in Love is filled with cute stories and beautiful black and white pictures, which are not necessarily related to the story printed next to it. Many of the stories will make you laugh or wish that you could find an amazing cat pair. My personal favorite is the story of the Hawaiian jungle cat, which only shows up once a year while a band is staying in a nearby cabin. The cat and the band developed a routine where she will greet everyone individually by sitting in their lap, dine on whatever leftovers they do not want during their stay, and then on the last day give birth to her kittens. How a cat knows exactly when a band will come to visit, and furthermore, time her pregnancy so that she gives birth on the day they are leaving is pretty fascinating.

In other words, Cats in Love is a great book for animal lovers and children!

[Katie Kenig · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute little photography volume.