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Box Inspector and other Important Jobs for Cats
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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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.
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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
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.
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.
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.
March 6, 2021
Cute, funny and extremely short read. If you love cats I recommend this book.
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 :(
the kindle edition of this is atrocious; the graphics are pixelated and blurry :(
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.
February 1, 2020
Adorable, hysterical, and you will see your cat in every drawing! >^.^<
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
Nothing that super unique or that funny about the drawings.
Rating: 3
August 14, 2020
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.
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.
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!"
April 16, 2023
Love every page and every second of this comic collection!
If you have cats, you will definitely relate. Love it!
If you have cats, you will definitely relate. Love it!
December 30, 2024
My goodness, this was so precious, I was quite overcome!
July 9, 2020
Short but very accurate and funny.
January 28, 2020
Very short but so adorable and funny! Spot on cat humor.
January 21, 2023
Read at Pounce Cat Cafe in Savannah. A cute book with illustrations.
April 17, 2022
*read for free with Kindle Unlimited *
2.5 stars 🌟
2.5 stars 🌟
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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August 29, 2019
I know that cats sleep all day, but why? What makes them so tired? Now there are answers.
Lisa Swerling and Ralph Lazar did the research, and they share it all with us in Box Inspector and Other Important Jobs for Cats. With adorable illustrations, they show us all the many and varied tasks that cats do for us, all day, every day: Sunbeam Analyst, Box Shredder, Pest Control, Food Critic, Ghost Spotter, Ninja, and Head of Toilet Paper Operations, just to name a few.
They also answer the question of what the humans are good for, and I feel like they make a good argument for us getting to be in cats’ lives. We can be a Waiter, Ladder, Body Pillow, Landing Pad, and Doorman. And then they go on to look at all the questions that cats ask (surprisingly, many of them are about being fed) as well as the age-old question: are cats aliens?
Charming and heart-warming, Box Inspector is a delightful gift for cat lovers of all ages (I should know—this was a gift for me from my mother, who knows I love cats). It will bring a smile to the face of humans and cats alike, and it’s loads of fun, kind of like a big bag of ping pong balls that you can chase around the floor or a really good piece of yarn or a brand new toilet paper roll, just begging to be unwound.
Oh, and cats like it too.
Lisa Swerling and Ralph Lazar did the research, and they share it all with us in Box Inspector and Other Important Jobs for Cats. With adorable illustrations, they show us all the many and varied tasks that cats do for us, all day, every day: Sunbeam Analyst, Box Shredder, Pest Control, Food Critic, Ghost Spotter, Ninja, and Head of Toilet Paper Operations, just to name a few.
They also answer the question of what the humans are good for, and I feel like they make a good argument for us getting to be in cats’ lives. We can be a Waiter, Ladder, Body Pillow, Landing Pad, and Doorman. And then they go on to look at all the questions that cats ask (surprisingly, many of them are about being fed) as well as the age-old question: are cats aliens?
Charming and heart-warming, Box Inspector is a delightful gift for cat lovers of all ages (I should know—this was a gift for me from my mother, who knows I love cats). It will bring a smile to the face of humans and cats alike, and it’s loads of fun, kind of like a big bag of ping pong balls that you can chase around the floor or a really good piece of yarn or a brand new toilet paper roll, just begging to be unwound.
Oh, and cats like it too.
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May 26, 2023Sooooo cute! There are many details in this book that make me marvel at the author’s powers of observation and imagination. Will read other books by the author.
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What did you learn after reading this book?
I understand that humans can’t live without cats. At least I can’t.
What’s your favorite quote from this book?
Do you love me as much as I love you?
(From chapter three: the questions cats ask)
After reading this book, what actions will you take?
Add this book to my shopping list and give it to other cat lovers someday.
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What did you learn after reading this book?
I understand that humans can’t live without cats. At least I can’t.
What’s your favorite quote from this book?
Do you love me as much as I love you?
(From chapter three: the questions cats ask)
After reading this book, what actions will you take?
Add this book to my shopping list and give it to other cat lovers someday.
February 16, 2022
Box Inspector
First of all, cats are adorable, and They know it! A fact that they will never fail to remind their humans, should we ever forget! They are curious and free-thinking and stubborn and and Always determined to get what they want and lots of cuddles and kitty kisses (when they want). And they love a cozy box with a soft cover!
First of all, cats are adorable, and They know it! A fact that they will never fail to remind their humans, should we ever forget! They are curious and free-thinking and stubborn and and Always determined to get what they want and lots of cuddles and kitty kisses (when they want). And they love a cozy box with a soft cover!
January 24, 2023
Hilarious
I am more of a dog person than a cat person however, this does not matter with this book... or series since I saw something else along the same lines.
So clever and hilarious, I swear that I have seen cat videos about similar things happening and it all makes sense as it is now defined. *lol*
I am more of a dog person than a cat person however, this does not matter with this book... or series since I saw something else along the same lines.
So clever and hilarious, I swear that I have seen cat videos about similar things happening and it all makes sense as it is now defined. *lol*
June 14, 2023
Cute and sweet and oh so true
This is a great collection of little cartoons sure to delight any cat lover. It brings up very clear memories of your cat taking on the job of internet monitor, or mattress quality analyst, or food critic...a really fun little book.
Recommended for all ages
This is a great collection of little cartoons sure to delight any cat lover. It brings up very clear memories of your cat taking on the job of internet monitor, or mattress quality analyst, or food critic...a really fun little book.
Recommended for all ages
December 19, 2019
True and precious
If you're owned by a cat or two dozen, you will find yourself in this book.
If your mate's cat(s) have accepted you, then you will also find yourself in here. If your mate's cat(s) have NOT accepted you, your relationship is over, SERIOUSLY! Sorry.
If you're owned by a cat or two dozen, you will find yourself in this book.
If your mate's cat(s) have accepted you, then you will also find yourself in here. If your mate's cat(s) have NOT accepted you, your relationship is over, SERIOUSLY! Sorry.
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