Skye Blake here again. This time I’m tracking down great felines in literature… cats in books, tomes, great reads, even cartoons and real life stories. Ever hear of “The Cheshire Cat”?
I’ll bet you know who “Garfield” and “Crookshanks” are! They’re all famous cats in literature, whether classic, modern or cartoon.
Here are a few of your favorite cats in a good kitty read. Who’s your favorite fictional feline? On the prowl now for those listed below and even more books about my fellow crazy cats!
These and so many more great cats as characters in books are available in your local library, book stores like Barnes & Nobles, or online at Amazon.com, Abebooks.com, and more. Links to these sources will be forthcoming…
| “Cheshire Cat” & “Dinah”, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll | “Sneaky Pie Brown”, Tail Gait (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries series) by Rita Mae Brown | “The Quotable Cat” by C.E. Crimmins |
| “The Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss | “Aslan”, The Chronicles of Narnia series, by C.S. Lewis | “Quotable Cats” by Milly Brown |
| Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, by T.S. Eliot | “Crookshanks”, Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling | “The Quotable Cat” by Lisa A. Rogak |
| Various cats in the Beatrix Potter children’s book series | “Tao”, The Incredible Journey, by Sheila Burnford | |
| “Sagwa”, Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat, by Amy Tan | “Felidae” by Akif Pirinçci | |
| Mort(e), by Robert Repino | “Bagheera”, The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling | |
| “The Cat Who…” series by Lillian Jackson Braun | “Garfield”, cartoons by Jim Davis |
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Sources
Sources used on this website are either primary or secondary. Primary are always preferable and have the most reliable information because primary sources are original and directly referenced. Scientific abstracts and data are good examples of primary sources.
Secondary sources are weaker because they usually consist of opinions or articles that give no sources of their own. However, sometimes they refer to primary sources. Thus, when I use secondary sources most are those with some authority, such as veterinarian or cat behaviorist books and articles.
List of Sources
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