A Cat's Eye View of Life and Love by Sterling with Gentle Self-help for All Ages

This book's subtitle--"With Gentle Self-Help for All Ages"--accurately defines both its focus and its audience. Sterling the Cat, in the words of one reviewer, is a furry philosopher of the human heart. In brief "Mewsings" at the end of each of sixty illustrated episodes Sterling offers insights for readers (and listeners) of any age. "Come away from your big, out-of-control world to my little, manageable world," Sterling suggests as he shares what happens to him after he meets M, the human companion to whom he dictates his stories. Curled up on the top shelf of an animal shelter waiting in vain for someone to want him, Sterling had given up hope. Then M says, "I choose you." Thus begins their life together, which Sterling recounts in sixty stories--each episode accompanied by photographs. During his stay with M, Sterling faces fear and anger, M going away, a ghost cat in the house, having to lose weight, a catastrophe he causes, moving to a new home, the birthday party that wasn't, and an intruder cat--he calls her Miss Fit--who joins them. What meaning does a cat find in life's ups and downs? With M's help, Sterling shares his wisdom and advice in sixty stories, every one based on a real experience.