First World Cat Problems: What Am I Doing with My Lives?

by Penguin Random House

Being woken from an 8-hour nap by a car alarm.
Fed tuna for dinner two days in a row.
Going outside, only to realize instantly you want to be inside.
Catching your owner looking at other cats on the internet.
Losing your favorite toy under the sofa, and only having 64 others to choose from. This is just a handful of the many problems faced every day by first-world cats. This book is finally giving them a voice. Because yes, the cat may have got the cream—but it probably wasn’t extra thick double cream, and that’s the only kind he likes.

128 pages, Hardcover

Published April 1, 2019

About the author

Penguin Random House is a multinational conglomerate publishing company formed in 2013, from the merger of Random House, owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, and Penguin Group, owned by British publishing company Pearson plc.

Reviews

[Benedict]

A short picture book full of glossy photos, each accompanied by an imaginary thought of a cat. Cat owners will surely understand the cat humour, referencing common misbehaving and annoying habits of our feline friends.

Nothing substantial, but a cute funny gift.

[Trish]

This was a humerous picture book with cute cats and quotes. Some were better than others, but I giggled more than not.

[Mairéad]

A cute collection of captioned cat photos. Nice quick read which made me smile.

[Christian]

Utterly hilarious. The pictures work so well with the quotes too!

[Hania]

11/2025