Astrology. For. Cats.

[lizbee]

Possibly the greatest book I have ever bought, but then, I would say that.  (If you missed my post the other day, it was illustrated by Lalla Ward -- she did a lot of illustration work for popular pet books in the late '70s and early '80s, and nowadays illustrates Richard Dawkins' books.)  Naturally, I scanned some choice pics; she said in an interview that most of the cats were modelled on her own pet, and I think a few self-portraits snuck in as well. 

I was going to accompany these scans with choice quotes from the book, but I loaned it to peace_bloom.  Believe me, her cats need it more than most.

Comments

[prettyquotable.livejournal.com]

Great, now I want a giant cat.

[lasultrix.livejournal.com]

I am afraid. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandman:_Dream_Country#A_Dream_of_a_Thousand_Cats)

[ladyvivien.livejournal.com]

I'm intrigued by the book/newspaper she's reading in 2....

[melengro.livejournal.com]

It's an ephemeris, a table that gives the locations and movements of various astronomical objects.

[katemonkey.livejournal.com]

The woman is crazy in a beautiful beautiful way.

[drjon.livejournal.com]

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bigcat2.asp

It's mostly fur. They're the size of a terrier when they're wet.

[nonelvis]

Those are charming illustrations, but there's no way I'm buying a joke book to read to my cats. They already think I'm nuts enough as it is.

[penwiper337.livejournal.com]

I have actually checked out this book (http://www.amazon.com/Three-Stories-You-Read-Your/dp/0395957524/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223823109&sr=8-1) and read it to my cats. It seemed a pity to waste it.

They weren't very impressed.

[ghost2.livejournal.com]

The first cat's almost the size of a pony! And all the others look alarmed or disgruntled. If I had a cat, I'd buy that book just for laughs.

[the-wanlorn.livejournal.com]

Man, that cat does not like any of those jokes.

[lcsbanana.livejournal.com]

I admit, I'm curious about the supposed benefits of reading an upside-down "Ephemeris Table" to your giant-size kitty.

[norabombay.livejournal.com]

Luckily for me all relationship issues with ones dog can be solved with the magic of cheese. Or a chewtoy.

Or in extreme cases- cheese on a chew toy.

[biichan.livejournal.com]

That first illustration makes me think of the unmade serial with the giant cat people of Gallifrey. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unmade_Doctor_Who_serials_and_films#Killers_of_the_Dark) The one we almost got instead of Invasion of Time.

(Leela would have fought a cat person y/y?)

[infiniteviking]

......................*wants that so much* O_O

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

THESE DRAWINGS ARE AMAZINGLY GREAT.

however, a cat that size would definintely kill you and eat you. just saying.

[melengro.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that second one definitely looks like her.

Dawkins has illustrations in some of his books? What are they of, animals? Helices?

[bubbles83.livejournal.com]

Heh, and I thought my cat was big.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

...Speaking as the owner of an 18lb medium-hair cat, I identify with these pcitures just a teensy bit too much...

[infiniteviking]

Those pictures are so awesome. She's got a really distinctive style.