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 realise instantly you want to be inside.
Catching your owner looking at other cats on the internet.
Losing your favourite 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 a first-world cat. This book is finally giving him a voice.

Because yes, the cat may have got the cream. But it probably wasn’t Waitrose extra thick double cream. And that’s the only kind he likes.

128 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 16, 2018

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 · Rating 2 out of 5]

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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

[Mairéad · Rating 2 out of 5]

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

[Christian · Rating 5 out of 5]

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

[Hania · Rating 4 out of 5]

11/2025