Claire Belton

Holy cats, you guys. This book is freakin' adorable without being the least bit saccharine. This is NOT a "who's a little puddy-wuddy?" book. It's "I am here to show you how AWESOME cuteness can be."

The art is killer overwhelming cuteness, so really you should buy this book just to have it around to look at. But you should read it, too, because the humor can win anyone over. Anyone. That guy who writes The Oatmeal comic gave it an enthusiastic blurb, and he's not exactly Mr. Cutesy show more Sweetness And Light.

I'm trying to think of one of the sections I can jot down here to give you an idea of how appealing this book is, even aside from art so heart-stabbingly charming it will convince you to sign a petition to add a new category to the Nobel awards. Okay, here's one:

"Scary Stories For Your Cat.

Once upon a time...
There was a food bowl.
It was empty. [cue picture of horrified-looking cats gazing at foodless dish.]
The end.

Once upon a time...
There was a bathtub.
There were cats in it. [cue picture of horrified looking cats bobbing on bath-bubbles next to rubber duckie.]
The end.

[and last of all:]
Once upon a time...
There was a vacuum cleaner. [cue picture of tails of fleeing cats.]
The end."

My work here is done. Buy this book show less

If you are sick of cute cat memes, you may turn away from Pusheen on first glance, but that would be a mistake. Yes, it's cute. Very cute. Yes, it's about a cat(s). But Pusheen has a freshly simplistic art style and minimalist wit that completely won me over.

(Full disclosure: I received a free e-ARC for review through Netgalley.)

Everyone's favorite animated chubby tabby cat is back! Along with her feline family (siblings Stormy and Pip and parents Sunflower and Biscuit) and furry friends (Cheek the hamster, Bo the parakeet, and Sloth the, ahem, sloth), Pusheen is here to guide you through the ins and outs of, well, everything. From the inevitable collision of expectation and reality, to celebrating the holidays and awkwardly pursuing a crush, no show more subject is too adorable for PUSHEEN THE CAT'S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING.

I consider myself a Pusheen fan, and PUSHEEN THE CAT'S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING brings the cuteness in spades, but it kind of felt like her human was running out of ideas here. Or maybe I'm just in a reading slump? Either way, it was an enjoyable enough read, though I'll probably forget half the strips by tomorrow. show less

This was such a cute book! I was expecting more of a story, not just a collection of comics, but it was so adorable that I didn't mind. I think this is more for cat parents who can see their cat doing/acting like Pusheen does. I was raised with cats, but realized as an adult that dogs are the pet for me. Still, these cartoons are adorable, even if the length of the book itself was a bit disappointingly short.

Copy courtesy of Touchstone, via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.