Review: Lessons From Stanley the Cat by Jennifer Freed

Title: Lessons From Stanley the Cat

Author: Dr. Jennifer Freed
Genre: Humor, non-fiction
Published: 2010
Source: For Review, Pump Up Your Book

Summary: Stanley the Cat was the feline companion of Jennifer Freed for twenty years. This book is her human take of the life lessons she learned from Stanley, whom she calls the love of her life.

My Thoughts: I was quite excited to read this book, as I too have a Stanley the Cat. No, really, I do. One of my three kitty babies is named Stanley, so when I saw this book, I just knew I had to read it. My Stanley is an all black, approximately 18 pound spoiled rotten monster, so I could really identify with Jennifer's Stanley life lessons. To the left, you will see my Stanley under the Christmas tree being what I like to call "Christmas Kitty." He's the love of my life too... well, one of them.

This is a really cute book with adorable, often hilarious illustrations. What she does is... at the top of the page, there is one of Stanley's life lessons, followed by her interpretation as it should be applied to human lives. Quite philosophical for a cat really. My personal favorite was "When someone is on the computer too long, help them by distracting them, or walk lightly on the keyboard." This was particularly meaningful to me as my Stanley spends quite a bit of time standing directly in front of my computer monitor so that I am unable to see anything (I did mention the 18 pounds of him). He also walked across my laptop, touching all the keys and rendering it quite useless, requiring it to be sent to be repaired. I'm sure he was very proud of himself.

All in all, this is a quick fun read and I completely enjoyed it. Perfect for cat-lovers!

My Rating: 4/5