Valerie Shaff

It's an excellent photobook with accompanying text which is delightful and thought-provoking.

Made me think (as I often do) about animal ethics and food consumption. But that might just be me being crazy.

A sweet and amusing book. Cute photos, with appropriate poems. A few favorites follow:

Fluffy cat on sofa
Yes, I knocked over
The candelabrum.
And now I’m on the sofa.
What is the problem?

Cat standing in doorway with bath mat draped over her:
You see before you no mere cat:
Madam Lady of the Bathroom Mat.

Kitten hanging by her claws from the back of a chair:
What do we do when you’re not here?
This will give you some idea.

Kitten behind bars:
Since you’ve come to the shelter,
Surely you’ve felt a show more
Need to free
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I'm rating this book high only because of the AWESOMETASTIC CUTESY DOGGIES!! *ahem* Yeah. The introduction made it sound like this book would be a lot more.... insightful, serious, etc... then it was. Yes, there are some serious "dog thoughts" in here, but there are a LOT of pages where it's "omg stick" and "omg let's run" and silly crap like that.

Fun and funny! Lovely photos with delightful annotations! A must for dog lovers! I keep extra copies to give as gifts!