Three Cats and Faerie
Whimsical Bedtime Stories about three orange cats written and illustrated by Kate O'Neil
Todd is fourteen, which in cat years is old enough that you know a thing or two and you feel obliged to share your wisdom. He is myopic, wears reading glasses, and favors Dickens, the Brontës, and Austen. Kevin is fourteen pounds of magnificence who has been considering a film career for some years but cannot get around to having his headshots done. Richard is the smallest, wears three bells so everyone always knows where he is, and has a line between his eyes that gives him a permanent expression of "what?!"And there is Faerie, who feeds all three, who is outnumbered, and who is, for the record, a dog person.Seven stories about the daily business of a house with three cats: boxes that stopped fitting, a song nobody was supposed to hear, a guest who left, and a set of headshots that took considerably longer than anyone had planned.Written and illustrated by Kate O'Neil, for reading aloud at the soft end of the day...if there is a child present or not.If you have a small person to read to at bedtime, or a cat lady in your life who deserves something lovely this year, signed hardcovers are available below. A percentage of every sale goes to the ASPCA, which the cats consider as only fair.
Bring the whole household home
Seven bedtime stories, full color watercolor illustration. Meant to be read aloud by cat lovers whether there are children present or not.Hardcover signed by the cat lady author to the specific name you provide. Where a cat can be persuaded to cooperate, presided over during the signing. $39.95Signed, packed, and mailed by me, from an old creaking house in Seattle.
Unsigned hardcover
Just the book, unsigned — the same seven stories, the same full color. $34.95
Unsigned paperback
Just the book, unsigned — the same seven stories, the same full color. $24.95
Ebook
Prefer to read on a screen? The ebook is $8.99
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Story #1, "For Whom the Bells Were Bought" will land in your inbox to read aloud tonight. I never share your information.
About
Kate O'Neil is a cat lady, writer, and artist who never meant to have a single cat. She has written about sailing in Cruising World and Latitudes & Attitudes, she is the author of PeepsCookbook.com which is exactly like it sounds, her plays have been produced by local theaters, and she writes about artificial intelligence at The AI Reframe on Substack. Three Cats and Faerie is her first collection of bedtime stories; they are based on the true adventures of the entirely real Todd, Kevin, and Richard. These stories are written in an old house in Seattle under their close supervision.Kate says she's on a mission to bring back whimsy.
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