The Cat Who Came In From The Cold

When Deric Longden saw Thermal the kitten sitting forlorn on a bucket in the rain it seemed only right to take him in. Soon Thermal had captured the hearts of Deric and his wife Aileen and they couldn't imagine life without him.It seemed only right that Thermal's finicky eating habits should be indulged, and his strange and unstinting passions for a fax machine and a withered sultana adhered to and Deric himself wondered what he did before his comprehensive and often philosophical conversations with Thermal became such a valuable and important part of his day. Told in Deric's inimitable style, this is the charming story of how a little white cat wove his spell on a self-confessed dog lover and how the Longden's family of furry felines grew and grew...

The neighbours' little cat sat forlornly on an upturned bucket so when it began to rain it seemed only natural to bring him inside. Once there, he slipped easily into Deric and Aileen's life. Little did he know that he had entered the Longden world, in which the unexpected almost always happens.

In this sentimental, didactic fable, Masson imagines how the lone, nonsocial, domesticated animal came to share hearth and home. Billi, an Asian leopard cat, lives in a mango forest in ancient India. He enjoys his independence, but he feels pangs of loneliness and curiosity about the "two-foots." He learns their languages - Hindi, Malayam and Sanskrit - and he can "see the appeal of south India's three major religions." Billi embarks on a quest to learn more about humans by discovering what their animals think of them. A water buffalo mourns being underappreciated; a parrot bemoans his cage; a mongoose tells a chilling story about human ingratitude. Billi reminds a cow that it's worshipped by humans. "Oh, great," the cow says. "That and five rupees will get you a chapati." Nine months of travel and no truly good word for humans leaves Billi undeterred and, back home, he seeks out a young girl he'd often watched. It's not easy proving his good intentions or trying to be "the only animal to have a mutually satisfying relationship with humans," but Billi makes it happen in a story that's heartwarming not only for the passionate cat fan but for all readers. A novelette from the author of Raising the Peaceable Kingdom.

FROM EXCITING AUTHOR OF LGBTQIA ROMANCE ALEXA MILNE Book one in The Wanderlings series Sometimes a Katt is not just for Christmas. Thom came to London hoping to dance and maybe find fame and fortune. Instead, he' s waiting on tables to pay the rent. Maybe the next audition will be the one. Tyler is an ecologist in a family of lawyers, trying to persuade the world of the importance of bees and hoping to finish his doctorate. But tonight, he' s waiting on tables to make a little extra cash. Need brings these two men to the same place, and desire gets them together. From there the course of true love should be easy, but, of course, life is never that simple... because Thom has a secret. A secret others like him want to keep to themselves. While Thom and Tyler grow closer and things get deeper, Thom is ordered to make a choice. Should he break up with Tyler and lose the man he has come to love, or reveal the truth about himself? With the chance of fame finally knocking on his door, Thom needs to make the hardest decision of his life...

A cat charms its way into a curmudgeon's heart one hilarious holiday season in this "extraordinary" bestselling Christmas classic (Parade), the perfect gift for the animal lover in your life. 'Twas the night before Christmas when a bedraggled white feline entered the heart -- and home -- of Cleveland Amory. To say it is a friendly takeover is an understatement. For the cat who came for Christmas is clearly of the Independent Type, and Cleveland Amory, cranky or not, is a pushover where animals are concerned. Toe to toe they stand -- Amory at six feet three, the cat at six inches -- and eyeball to eyeball with each other on every issue: whether or not to come when called; to recognize one's name; to take a trip, a pill, a bath, or a walk on a leash; to be civil to New People; or even in an age when Thin Is In, why anyone in his right mind would want to be the Last Fat Cat. We will not spoil The Cat Who Came For Christmas by telling you who blinks first. Suffice it to say that in this hilarious battle, nine times out of ten, it is not the cat.

In ancient India, a cat named Billie makes his way through the countryside, enjoying his freedom, but when the holiday season approaches, Billie finds himself alone until he is drawn into the lives of a happy and contented family.

The cat who came in from the cold... He was bone thin, scruffy, and feverish when he crawled out from under a wagonful of pumpkins and laid his head on Bob Huxley's foot. Sally Huxley fed him scrambled eggs, he purred weakly, and they all accepted the inevitable. They called him Pip and nursed him back to health, while consenting to the rules he gently established for their relationship--no barn living, no cut-rate cat food, no benign neglect. Pip required the best of everything, especially love. But even love couldn't save Pip from petty feline problems: nasty pills, the pushy tomcat next door, a puppy rival, irksome car trips, inedible Bucks County wildlife, and the sudden perils of woods and road. Anyone who has ever loved a cat will lap up this heartwarming true story of the little being who got a second chance at life and made the most of it...even as he turned his human friends' notions about themselves and the world upside down.

Here is the story of Milton Pillsbury: The Cat Who Came In From The Cold. The sole survivor of a litter of nine who were thrown outside on their farm as soon as their mother weened them. Tossed out by Old Man Colton Pillsbury to fend for themselves and clear his barns of mice and birds. Not that the old man didn't have any compassion; he'd feed them something on his porch most days. At least those that survived the windy and bitter cold nights on the farm. But when Old Pillsbury died, his son Tanner and wife Grace adopted the 'war torn' sole survivor, Milton Pillsbury. While there, they chanced upon a descendent; his great niece Alice, who was pregnant. Tanner and Grace Pillsbury took Milton and their daughter Kim, unable to have children of her own, and her husband Grady agreed to adopt the expectant Alice. Several months later, Kim and Grady Castro arrange a trip to their parents, taking along their Alice and her small litter of kittens. During the visit, Milton recounts to his tiny brood of descendants many 'war' stories about life as a barn cat. Also, giving them useful and sage advice to prepare them for their futures. On the backdrop of Milton's 'coming out of the cold, ' Kim Grady's inability to get pregnant herself, and Alice's fear for the future of her small brood, are all their hopes and dreams. All is not bleak, however. Because there may very well be some winter magic in their visit that brings joy to all participants; cats and people both.