Tiny Cat

by Yoneo Morita (Photographer)

Just when it seemed pets couldn't get any more adorable, we discovered Tiny Cat. Direct from Japan, this is the sweetest—and smallest—pet around. It is size of a macaron, and its mischievous adventures in a full-size world are chronicled in the pages of this pint-size volume. Animal lovers of any size will enjoy following along as Tiny Cat encounters everyday objects like a strawberry, a ball of yarn, a rubber ducky, and more. The resulting cuteness knows no limits, especially since the book includes a tear-out postcard to send to a friend!

Genres: Cats, Nonfiction, Animals, Humor, Photography

72 pages, Hardcover

First published February 23, 2016

Reviews

[karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

all of my impassioned outrage vented on Tiny Dog applies here as well because grrrrrr too tiny!



too easy to accidentally eat!!



the funny thing is, the longer you look at these, the more normal these cats look



maybe it's just me, addled on painkillers, but after a while my brain just recalibrated into 'this is the size that cats are'



to the extent that i looked over at maggie and thought MAGGIE IS HUGE! like, remarkably huge!



i should publish a book showing off how huge my cat is!! and this isn't just the painkillers' idea! it's genius!

i mean, look at this picture of a normal-sized cat with some bananas



and then look at this picture of maggie with some bananas



SHE IS A MUTANT!! and people want pictures of mutant cats, right? surely as much as they want pictures of regular-sized cats playing cards.



i say yes! now someone drop a book deal in my lap because this surgery isn't going to pay for itself.

come to my blog!

[Trinity · Rating 4 out of 5]

So tiny. So cute. As kawaii as it is possible to be. Read this book if you want to be happy!

[Peacegal · Rating 2 out of 5]

With the help of photo editing software, cute kittens are miniaturized next to a variety of small objects. The Photoshop effect works more successfully in some photos than others. No one can deny the cuteness of kittens, but I feel this would have worked better as a calendar or planner than a book.

[Cara Byrne · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet, wordless photo book of teeny tiny kittens among food, jewelry and flowers. My little one loves to giggle at these super small cats.

[J · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tiny Cat is a collection of colored photographs of young kittens miniaturized and juxtaposed among items of small size.

There is no text in the book to basically connect one photo or event to another thus the reader is basically just flipping through a collection that's only connected to one another through theme. A few photographic elements that repeat themselves are a small metallic basket and some dragon tears while others are just repeated in their own sequence.

These photographs aren't overwhelmingly amazing and there are a few that do not seem to be too well edited but at the same time they are also not too bad as well.

All in all it was cute but not really a satisfying or fulfilling read for one who may actually be looking for a more meaty read.

[Renegade Librarian Extraordinaire]

Photoshop at its best!

[Selena Pigoni · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's just cute pictures of cats photoshopped into pictures of tiny things. They weren't really enough to hold my attention or anything, though. :\

[Vonze · Rating 4 out of 5]

I secretly hope I am reincarnated as tiny cat. Oops, cat's out of the bag now.

[Alicia Evans · Rating 3 out of 5]

For: kitten/cat fans; readers wanting a very sweet book of photography appropriate for all ages.

Possible red flags: readers may be looking for more of a story, and this is a book that is purely a series of photography.

[corb on the cob (corban) · Rating 5 out of 5]

r/IllegallySmolCats 🥺🥺🥺

[Helen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I loved the book until I figured out that the book was made by trick photography. Does it still qualify as "nonfiction"?

[Kayoc · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great photography.