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Box Inspector and other Important Jobs for Cats

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Box Inspector & Other Important Jobs for Cats is a hilarious and cute collection of cat comics, lessons and insights. It includes a primer of all the jobs cats were born to do, with a bonus directory of the questions cats ask, and a very useful test to see whether you are a crazy cat parent.

100 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 7, 2017

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Lisa Swerling

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Profile Image for MarilynW.
1,927 reviews4,455 followers
July 13, 2023
Box Inspector and other Important Jobs for Cats
by Lisa Swerling, Ralph Lazar

I wonder how anyone who meets me knows that I love cats. It's such a mystery to me. Is it all the cat hair on my clothes or all the cat pictures? Is it because you can't walk through our house without at least one toy under each step you take? Or is it all the empty cardboard boxes? This little book speaks to me in every way.

Thanks to my friend, Susan, for bringing it to my attention. At this very moment, our house has five cardboard boxes that may hang around for eternity since our cats love boxes. And we have a big cat condo with doors that shut so that we can put our cats in it and eat our meals in peace while they nap. They come running any time they hear us open the microwave oven. We avoid using our stove top because we don't want to chance our cats burning their feet. This place is ruled by cats.

I took the test and I'm definitely a crazy cat parent (although there was never any doubt about that fact). The pictures in this book are so cute and not so fancy that I can pretend I might be able to draw pictures like them (I can't though). This is my kind of coffee table book, nothing pretentious and very much making a statement about my life with cats.

This is a Kindle Unlimited Selection
Profile Image for Susan  (on hiatus).
506 reviews216 followers
November 27, 2022
Help Wanted (or Not).

If you need a smile or a quick pick up and you love cats, this is purrfect. Simple but comical illustrations and quips about feline behavior. Anyone owned by a cat will no doubt relate to many of the scenarios.

Received this through Amazon Kindle Unlimited.
Profile Image for Michelle.
657 reviews58 followers
March 23, 2024
Very cute! After reading the section, "Signs that You're a Crazy Cat Parent", I figured out two things: (1) why, yes I am, and (2) cats play us like a tune.
Profile Image for Julie.
354 reviews9 followers
March 6, 2021
Cute, funny and extremely short read. If you love cats I recommend this book.
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346 reviews7 followers
May 23, 2023
kind of really love the way she draws cats.
the kindle edition of this is atrocious; the graphics are pixelated and blurry :(
Profile Image for Shainlock.
838 reviews
February 23, 2023
I read two books by this author. This one had some laughs in it and cute things. My favorite was the other book I read by her. It was so ‘ on-the-spot’ with things my cats do and it really made me laugh. I will read more by this author.
Profile Image for Sophie.
108 reviews84 followers
February 1, 2020
Adorable, hysterical, and you will see your cat in every drawing! >^.^<
Profile Image for Lexxi Kitty.
2,060 reviews477 followers
August 14, 2020
Super quick free, to me because of Kindle Unliumited, short collection of cat drawings.

Nothing that super unique or that funny about the drawings.

Rating: 3

August 14, 2020
Profile Image for Colette .
1,072 reviews98 followers
January 14, 2020
My sister bought me this book for Christmas & I highly recommend it for all cat owners. It was hilarious!!i loved every minute of it.
Profile Image for Jeanne.
758 reviews
January 1, 2021
About a 3.5 for cuteness and cleverness. This was a gift and the giver made a good choice. The premise is using cat behavior to come up with "jobs." My favorite is a cat lying on a book with the notation "librarian." Well executed, good idea.
Profile Image for Katie Sapphire-Star.
121 reviews1 follower
April 19, 2022
Ever wondered what cats actually do? Or maybe you're thinking your cat might be an alien? This is the book for you! Very cute and realistic illustrations. I kept showing the pages to my own cat, saying "it's you!"
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5,317 reviews3,489 followers
April 16, 2023
Love every page and every second of this comic collection!

If you have cats, you will definitely relate. Love it!
Profile Image for Mills.
1,873 reviews171 followers
December 30, 2024
My goodness, this was so precious, I was quite overcome!
Profile Image for Rosie.
396 reviews34 followers
July 9, 2020
Short but very accurate and funny.
Profile Image for Madeleine.
883 reviews42 followers
March 7, 2023
This was cute and so accurate! Cats are the best. My cat does a lot of these things and I may be a crazy cat parent!
Profile Image for L.
137 reviews9 followers
January 5, 2026
Picture book! Very funny captions. Definitely need to be a cat's pet.
Profile Image for Wesley Kittel.
4 reviews
December 17, 2017
Hilarious

It's super funny and pretty much on point as cats and their staff (humans) are really like. A nice quick read with plenty of laughs to share with the cat lover in your household.
Profile Image for David.
1,271 reviews2 followers
March 28, 2021
Weak. I didn't even crack a smile.

There should be a word in English for a picture or phrase that is clearly designed to be funny, but isn't. Failed jokes seems to cumbersome. I feel like the Danes probably do have a word for that. We should steal it.
Profile Image for Allison Dixley.
2 reviews
January 2, 2022
Collection of bland cat drawings. None funny. Examples of Cat Jobs include Morale Booster and Lap Warmer. Meh. There are much funnier and quirky cat books out there. Pusheen or Simon's Cat, for example.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Kathy.
8 reviews3 followers
February 14, 2024
sweet and adorable

A wonderful pick me up after a long day. Enjoy this lighthearted introspection of cats and all their quirky behaviors
Profile Image for Alebookgirl.
17 reviews1 follower
February 23, 2024
Te va a gustar y divertir mucho si te gustan los gatos obvio 🖤
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