1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:01,080 Speaker 1: Live. 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 2: This is pet Life Radio. 3 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 3: Let's Talk Pets. This episode of Catitude is brought to 4 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:14,080 you by me Algreens. Get a free Jumpstart trial bag 5 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:18,160 for your cat today. Go to meowgreens dot com and 6 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:35,840 use promo code Catitude. 7 00:00:38,359 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 4: Hello Blaine, friends, Welcome to Cataitude. I'm your show host, 8 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:46,799 Michelle Burn. Today we have one of my guests returning 9 00:00:47,039 --> 00:00:49,759 and she's a favorite. I'm so glad she's here, and 10 00:00:49,799 --> 00:00:53,280 we're going to talk about a wonderful book about cats 11 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:58,359 and brothers children's book. So stay tuned. We'll be right back. 12 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 3: You know the expression cats have nine lives? 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She's written many, many, many books, 24 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:05,799 and she's been uncatatued before. Aleah, welcome back. I'm so 25 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,599 excited to have you back on Cataitude and. 26 00:02:08,719 --> 00:02:11,759 Speaker 2: I am excited to be here. This is wonderful. It's 27 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,240 a redo, a redo too. Yes, I guess it was 28 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,879 two years ago that I was on your show and 29 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,319 I loved it. And by the way, I just love 30 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,879 the theme a song. I just absolutely love that. 31 00:02:23,879 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 4: That's my producer. He's so talented. 32 00:02:26,759 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 2: It's like, you know, I'm sitting here and I'm going 33 00:02:28,879 --> 00:02:31,520 dude the dude. You know. It's just very catchy and 34 00:02:32,319 --> 00:02:32,919 I love it. 35 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 4: He's written every song for all of our shows except 36 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,800 for Victoria Schaeffer because Paul Shaffer is her father and 37 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,199 he wanted to write hers. But he does such a 38 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:45,280 good job with that. But I talk about you, okay, 39 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:47,960 we're getting talk about your book in a second. In 40 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,759 a little bit. What type of books have you written, 41 00:02:50,759 --> 00:02:52,240 because you've written a lot. 42 00:02:52,439 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 2: Well, you know, I started out by writing. I've always 43 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:00,159 written humor and I've written feature stories. That's how I 44 00:03:00,159 --> 00:03:02,759 got into it. I was a feature story writer for 45 00:03:03,159 --> 00:03:07,520 local newspapers and I did about ten articles for the 46 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:12,240 New York Times, but opinions a section, but really very 47 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:16,759 fun and numerous types of things. And they say that 48 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,639 you should write what you know best. And I've always 49 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,599 had cats, and they are so funny and they do 50 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:27,800 such really crazy things that I started jotting them down 51 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,639 and you know, one liners or whatever. I didn't think 52 00:03:31,719 --> 00:03:35,759 it would go very far, and my editor actually said, oh, 53 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,479 cats are are fad, you know, or this this will 54 00:03:38,479 --> 00:03:41,280 be gone like next next year. You know, he should 55 00:03:41,599 --> 00:03:45,919 know never, he should only know. But that's how I 56 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:50,319 started out by writing things. I used to observe my 57 00:03:50,479 --> 00:03:53,560 cats and what they would do, and how they would act, 58 00:03:53,639 --> 00:03:58,479 and how they would be, their personalities, the different types 59 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:02,680 of personality. One would be a snuggle bunny and the 60 00:04:02,719 --> 00:04:04,919 other one would give you the side eye, and the 61 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:08,560 other one wouldn't even you know, acknowledge you. But they're 62 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,120 just so quirky and you never know what's going to 63 00:04:11,159 --> 00:04:15,080 happen with them. So I started diving things down and 64 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:21,040 I've written i'd say, thirteen cat books for adults, and 65 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:25,319 I also write Bible books, and I write devotionals and 66 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:29,879 humor books for picture books for children, but I've never 67 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:34,240 written a children's book about cats, which is like, so ridiculous. 68 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:38,040 So the last book I did was Heavenly Headbuts, and 69 00:04:38,079 --> 00:04:41,879 it was about cats in heaven. And this book, I 70 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:45,759 wanted it to be light and sweet and fun and 71 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:52,160 be something that children would really appreciate. So I decided, 72 00:04:52,519 --> 00:04:53,000 this is. 73 00:04:52,959 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 4: Your first children's buck about cats. 74 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 2: Yes, my very first book. After thirteen books about cats, 75 00:04:58,639 --> 00:05:00,800 this is my first cat kids book. 76 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 4: Wow, kids, bog and tell us about your cats. 77 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:07,319 Speaker 2: My cats? Which one is sitting here and she won't 78 00:05:07,319 --> 00:05:10,720 get out of my way? I'm you know, ago, this 79 00:05:10,759 --> 00:05:14,120 is Colleen Fiona Shannon Nolan. Now she's got all these 80 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,720 names because I couldn't make up my mind which one, 81 00:05:16,959 --> 00:05:21,199 so I named her all of them. And she's a 82 00:05:21,199 --> 00:05:26,639 sheltered cat and she's very quiet and demure and the 83 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:30,199 only time that she ever gets rampunctions is around one 84 00:05:30,199 --> 00:05:32,759 o'clock at night when she gets what she gets the 85 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,120 midnight crazies. Last night, I was like, I'm gonna have 86 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:40,600 to put this car outside my room. Uh, but yeah, 87 00:05:40,639 --> 00:05:43,079 I'm used to it. I take naps in the afternoon 88 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,000 because you know, all night long, throughout the night, she's 89 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,160 you know, she's she's jumping on my head. She's, you know, 90 00:05:50,399 --> 00:05:52,560 telling me to look at the ghosts that she's shaking. 91 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:57,639 Speaker 4: They do that, right, they except I'm fortunate because when 92 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,120 the cat's usually jumping me out, it's my husband's side, 93 00:06:01,199 --> 00:06:04,839 so he gets all the attention. They leave me alone. 94 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,759 So yeah, so it's I don't know, I don't know. 95 00:06:09,199 --> 00:06:11,639 Maybe maybe because he gives him more treats. I don't know, 96 00:06:11,759 --> 00:06:13,680 I don't know what it is. And then what about 97 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:14,720 your other cats? 98 00:06:14,959 --> 00:06:18,199 Speaker 2: Now, my other cat is hysterical. He is Bubba. His 99 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:21,800 name is Nolan Nolan. Now. The reason he has the 100 00:06:21,879 --> 00:06:25,120 double name is because when I went to the shelter, 101 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,600 I wanted a black cat because black cats don't get 102 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:31,560 adopted very often, and I always have a black cat, 103 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,279 so but I didn't want a baby. I didn't want 104 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,360 a kitten because I'm in the middle of writing a 105 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:39,680 book and you know, you have to keep taps on 106 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:43,439 them and see that they're not killing themselves. So I'm 107 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:45,959 on my way out because I didn't see any and 108 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,000 I just happened to look over and there was this 109 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:53,560 little ball of black fluff, couldn't have been more than 110 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:57,240 six months old, and I'm like, no, no, walk away, least. Yeah, 111 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,560 But but meanwhile, what's the cat's name? Oh, my gosh, 112 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:04,199 that's his time. Well, my husband says, they must have 113 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,519 seen you come in and switched theme and put Nolan 114 00:07:07,639 --> 00:07:10,519 on there. So of course I had to get him. 115 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:13,000 And I called my husband to come and see the cat, 116 00:07:13,079 --> 00:07:15,759 and he said, well, you're gonna get it anyway, so 117 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,959 just bring the cat home. I said it might be 118 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,879 a relative Nolan. So he's Nolan Nolan. 119 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:23,079 Speaker 1: He is. 120 00:07:23,759 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 2: She Colleen is about eight pounds. Nolan Nolan's about twenty 121 00:07:29,759 --> 00:07:34,240 one pounds. He is a bubba and he is very 122 00:07:34,439 --> 00:07:37,839 smart cat. He stands up on his hind legs, puts 123 00:07:37,839 --> 00:07:41,240 his two paws on the cabinet door and walks backwards 124 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:45,480 so that he opens the cabinet because that's where the 125 00:07:45,519 --> 00:07:48,439 food is. So I had to get a child locked 126 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:50,839 because one day I came home and all the cabinets 127 00:07:50,839 --> 00:07:53,560 were opening and I thought we got raw. It's like 128 00:07:54,319 --> 00:07:56,399 it was like it was him, he was looking for 129 00:07:56,439 --> 00:08:02,279 the food. But he he's he's a sweetheart. He's more 130 00:08:02,319 --> 00:08:05,120 active than she is. You know, she's she's naps all 131 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:08,480 day long. He's, you know, looking into things and swatting 132 00:08:08,519 --> 00:08:11,680 things off. The counter and you know, getting into trouble, 133 00:08:11,839 --> 00:08:12,680 but I love them. 134 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 4: Has Nolan ever swiped anything open, Like if you had 135 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,639 a bag of kibble or chips or something on the 136 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:19,839 counter that he just sliced it. 137 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:23,199 Speaker 2: Well, what he does is he learned how to open 138 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:26,639 the cabinets and then you know, I said, well, he 139 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:30,000 can't get at the food because it's it's you know, 140 00:08:30,079 --> 00:08:33,320 it's not open. But we do have some open food 141 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:37,240 and we put it in a tupperware container. Well, wouldn't 142 00:08:37,279 --> 00:08:40,840 you know he learned to open the tupperware yet, like 143 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:44,159 the wet food. The pet sitter said, I came in 144 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:48,039 and I didn't believe. What he also does is, you 145 00:08:48,039 --> 00:08:50,120 know a lot of cats want to give you gifts, 146 00:08:50,279 --> 00:08:52,480 you know with their outdoor cats that want to give 147 00:08:52,519 --> 00:08:56,559 you you know a snake or you know a gopher. Well, 148 00:08:56,639 --> 00:09:00,480 since they're indoor cats, he picks up clothes. So if 149 00:09:00,519 --> 00:09:03,279 I leave, you know, like my bra around or I leave, 150 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:07,320 you know, a pair of my jeans, he puts them 151 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:09,919 in his mouth and he walks down the steps with them, 152 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,879 me outing. You know, I don't know what that is. 153 00:09:12,919 --> 00:09:16,919 It's like crazy, but I can't leave any Yeah, he's 154 00:09:17,159 --> 00:09:20,960 he's uh, he's something. I tell you, he's got a 155 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:24,440 personality plus but it's fun, you know, because you never 156 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:24,759 know where. 157 00:09:24,799 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, and you have such a sparkling personality. So I 158 00:09:27,879 --> 00:09:29,000 think it's a good match. 159 00:09:29,639 --> 00:09:33,440 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, yeah. So many times I get annoyed with 160 00:09:33,519 --> 00:09:36,159 him because you don't need to watch, you don't need 161 00:09:36,159 --> 00:09:39,000 a clock, you don't need your phone. He can tell 162 00:09:39,039 --> 00:09:42,000 you what time it is because the you know, the 163 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:44,679 crack of three o'clock. He has to eat and he 164 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:47,879 will sit at the bottom of the stairs going now, 165 00:09:48,519 --> 00:09:51,240 you know, and so you know, and people say, well, 166 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,159 you shouldn't give in to him, you should let him 167 00:09:53,159 --> 00:09:55,600 me out, but it drives me crazy. So I feed him. 168 00:09:55,639 --> 00:09:59,360 You know, he has to have his food, and I 169 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:02,879 have to close the door to where he eats his 170 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:07,559 food because he will then finish his food and run 171 00:10:07,639 --> 00:10:10,200 upstairs to get her food. You know, he's like a 172 00:10:10,279 --> 00:10:13,840 crazy cat when it comes to food, but very loving. 173 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:17,679 You know, he's a loving animal. He's he's got a 174 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:19,919 lot of personality. He's always good. 175 00:10:20,399 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 4: Okay, so let's talk about you've written for books for children, 176 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:29,600 for adults, for tweens. Is there any particular age group 177 00:10:29,639 --> 00:10:31,399 that you have a preference. 178 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 2: For well, you know, I do like to do my 179 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:38,200 adult humor because there are so many people who are 180 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:42,000 into cats now so they understand what I'm talking about. 181 00:10:42,039 --> 00:10:45,039 Because initially people used to look at me like, oh, 182 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:47,879 you're gonna make earrings out of your cat hair. Oh 183 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:50,279 you've got cat hero all over you. You know, they 184 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:55,759 didn't understand about what goes along with owning cats. You know, 185 00:10:56,600 --> 00:11:01,960 so now people are like they stand you know, now 186 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,720 they get it. Yeah, they get it exactly. You're right, 187 00:11:04,799 --> 00:11:07,440 they get it. You know, if you come to you 188 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:09,519 can get all dressed up and the cot will jump 189 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:11,320 on you when you get hair all over. You know, 190 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,320 you cannot get rid of every single bit of hair 191 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:15,440 that you have on you. 192 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,320 Speaker 4: You know, So I think with your when you're a 193 00:11:17,399 --> 00:11:21,320 pet parent, you dress for your pets, for your fur babes, 194 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:25,159 if you can like more dark clothed and like. And 195 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:27,320 I thought I was the only one until I found out, 196 00:11:27,399 --> 00:11:29,679 know what's a thing Like some people, if they have 197 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:31,759 a white cat, will wear a lot of white clothing 198 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:32,960 or light colored clothing. 199 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 2: And you know, as far as keeping a house that 200 00:11:36,399 --> 00:11:39,120 is picked to perfectly, forget about it. You know, you know, 201 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,960 I bought a new couch that has like a chase. 202 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:45,000 So I thought, if my husband, you know, wants to 203 00:11:45,159 --> 00:11:47,639 nap or something while he's watching TV, you know, he 204 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,960 can stretch his legs out. Well, who's who is now 205 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:57,840 using that? But we adopted just recently a dog from 206 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:01,279 one of the rescues. She was a puppy mill dog, 207 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:05,039 poor thing, and she but guess what we named her? What? 208 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:10,399 Nolan Nolan? No, we named her miss kitty. Miss kitty. 209 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:13,879 Speaker 4: That's better. That's much more creative than that. Oh, that's funny. 210 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:16,159 Speaker 2: Well, what we did was, you know, my husband is 211 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:19,759 used to uh calling the cats here kitty, here, here, kitty, 212 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:21,559 kitty and all of that, and so he did that 213 00:12:21,639 --> 00:12:23,879 with the dog. He started. So we said, that's great, 214 00:12:23,919 --> 00:12:26,720 we'll call her miss kitty. This is what everybody's kitty, 215 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,679 and we don't have to think about easy. 216 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:34,399 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, it's kind of said that when you 217 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:37,519 have cats. What is the saying it's their house? You're 218 00:12:37,639 --> 00:12:40,399 just uh, how does that go? 219 00:12:40,919 --> 00:12:44,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, Well, it's it's sort of like they own the 220 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:47,240 house and you're just there to to be served pretty 221 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:50,960 much for the for the food and cleaning up the 222 00:12:51,039 --> 00:12:55,840 kitty litter and you know, fluffing the pillows, and when 223 00:12:55,879 --> 00:12:59,440 I go away, I have a list of like four 224 00:12:59,519 --> 00:13:02,360 pages of the pet for what the pet sitter should do, 225 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:07,360 and that Colleen gets stuff and such amount of food 226 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:12,080 on a China dish, the small china dish, and she 227 00:13:12,159 --> 00:13:15,879 gets it heated in the microwave for one minute. You know, 228 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:19,960 all these instructions like three pages. 229 00:13:20,799 --> 00:13:26,080 Speaker 4: You're not unique or unusual doing that that, I say 230 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:29,200 is kind of norm versus just putting. 231 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:29,559 Speaker 2: It in the ball. 232 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:31,879 Speaker 4: And that said, and I've had my dogs are on 233 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:34,240 doggy Heaven now, so I just have a cat crew. 234 00:13:34,279 --> 00:13:37,200 But you know, for my dogs, I didn't get that fancy. 235 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:40,519 But for the cats, yeah, you kind of do. I 236 00:13:40,519 --> 00:13:43,039 don't know why. It's like you need to. I mean 237 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:45,480 it might nine of them refresh the eaters. 238 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:48,919 Speaker 2: I think they demand it because you know, this is 239 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:52,639 what and we spoil them because when I first got Colleen, 240 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:56,480 she wouldn't eat anything, right, but then she kind of 241 00:13:56,639 --> 00:14:00,080 liked only the fish, so she wouldn't eat them. You know, 242 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:03,799 if I put out meat wet food, she wouldn't eat it, Okay, 243 00:14:03,919 --> 00:14:07,120 chicken wet food. So then I started just giving her 244 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:09,559 that and then she would eat a little bit. But 245 00:14:09,639 --> 00:14:11,039 I noticed that if I put. 246 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:14,080 Speaker 4: It, if it was too cold, she know, if it's 247 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,000 too cold, they don't want it. If it's too hot, 248 00:14:16,039 --> 00:14:18,039 they don't want it. If they're not in the mood 249 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,639 for salmon, but they want, you know, some other kind 250 00:14:20,639 --> 00:14:21,519 of fish. 251 00:14:21,639 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 2: But we give in to them because you know, I 252 00:14:24,159 --> 00:14:26,679 think to myself, oh my god, she's not eating you know, 253 00:14:26,759 --> 00:14:30,679 she'll waste the way, you know. Whereas the dogs, you know, 254 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:34,039 they gobble everything. They don't care what it is, you know, 255 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:37,639 so they're not as fussy as cats are. But I 256 00:14:37,679 --> 00:14:44,440 think we sort of encourage that, or you know, we 257 00:14:44,559 --> 00:14:46,960 let them get away with it, because I a couple 258 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:49,639 of times I came up with like six different kinds 259 00:14:49,639 --> 00:14:51,519 of cat food, you know, to see if she would 260 00:14:51,559 --> 00:14:54,720 eat one of them. And then the funny part about 261 00:14:54,759 --> 00:14:57,480 that is she'll eat it, and you'll get all excited. 262 00:14:57,519 --> 00:15:00,399 You'll say, oh, isn't it wonderful. We found the cat 263 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:02,519 food that she likes, and you go out and you 264 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,480 buy you know, four cases of it, give it to 265 00:15:05,559 --> 00:15:08,120 her the next day and she tries to bury it. Oh, 266 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:09,960 she doesn't like it anymore. 267 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:13,399 Speaker 4: That's cats, that's cats, Okay, We're going to take a 268 00:15:13,399 --> 00:15:15,879 short break and we'll be back and we'll talk about 269 00:15:16,279 --> 00:15:19,320 your book Why can't my brother be More Like My Cat? 270 00:15:19,399 --> 00:15:25,080 We'll be right back. Hey, guys, Michelle Furne here, is 271 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:28,080 your cat slowing down or having health issues? Do you 272 00:15:28,159 --> 00:15:30,759 wonder what can I do to make them feel better? 273 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 2: Well? 274 00:15:31,519 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 4: Meowgreens added to your cat's food for ninety days will 275 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:41,759 show amazing results. Guaranteed. Invented by naturopathic doctor Dennis Black, 276 00:15:42,159 --> 00:15:45,279 Meowgreens wants to invite you to give your cat the 277 00:15:45,519 --> 00:15:49,600 Meowgreens ninety day Challenge. I couldn't believe the changes I 278 00:15:49,639 --> 00:15:52,320 saw in Dennis. In the first thirty days, you should 279 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:56,320 see shinier coats and increased energy. 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You don't have to change your cat's food 289 00:16:29,799 --> 00:16:33,559 to improve your cat's help, just add a scoop of Mealgreens. 290 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: Let's talk past. 291 00:16:35,519 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 2: Let's done that at. 292 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:51,639 Speaker 5: Life Radio, Headline Radio, Petlifradio dot com. 293 00:16:51,879 --> 00:16:56,639 Speaker 4: Welcome back everyone. We're talking to Aliyah Zoebel Nolan. She 294 00:16:56,759 --> 00:16:58,840 is the author of Why Can't My Brother Be More 295 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,519 Like My Cat? And this is a children's book and 296 00:17:01,559 --> 00:17:04,640 it's the first one, first children's book you wrote with 297 00:17:04,759 --> 00:17:07,359 the cat. So first of all, I have to ask 298 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:10,440 about the type of cat. It's the Ostasians are gorgeous, 299 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:15,359 thereby Lee Wildish and they're just stunning. They're so adorable. 300 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:18,319 Why a great cat? Is it a certain typers it 301 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:19,200 just a great cat? 302 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 2: Well, here's the thing. This man is a New York 303 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:27,079 Times best selling illustrator. And I wasn't sure I would 304 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:30,319 be able to get him because he's always busy, and 305 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:33,680 you know, he doesn't know me from Adam. I self 306 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,599 published this book, so you know, for me to just 307 00:17:36,799 --> 00:17:38,799 write him a note saying I want to, you know, 308 00:17:39,039 --> 00:17:41,319 would you do this for me? I didn't think. I 309 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:44,480 took a chance, which is what I encourage people to do, 310 00:17:44,559 --> 00:17:47,839 take a risk, because you know they can always say no. 311 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:51,039 And he was in between books and he said he 312 00:17:51,039 --> 00:17:53,200 would love to do it. And I almost fell off 313 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:56,559 the chair because I was so excited. So I left 314 00:17:56,599 --> 00:17:59,319 it to him. What he did is there are three 315 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:02,799 characters in this book, the brother, the cat, and the 316 00:18:02,839 --> 00:18:06,039 little girl. Now I fell in love with the look 317 00:18:06,079 --> 00:18:09,440 of the little girl. She's got red hair that is puffy, 318 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:14,200 and she has these big glasses. And his interpretation of 319 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:16,759 these characters is just off the charts. Cute. 320 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:19,039 Speaker 4: Wait, let me ask you. So you just said, lead, 321 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:20,680 this is the bug, go for it. 322 00:18:21,039 --> 00:18:24,039 Speaker 2: Well, this I gave him an I worked directly with him, 323 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:26,920 rather than working through a publisher and an art director 324 00:18:27,079 --> 00:18:29,680 and you know, the marketing department. It was just me 325 00:18:29,759 --> 00:18:32,039 and him and I wrote it. But what's called an 326 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,240 art brief, and that is you tell the artist what 327 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:38,200 you want to see on every page. Now, you don't 328 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:41,599 tell them down to the last you know, eyeglass or 329 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:44,359 the color of the cat. So I left it to him, 330 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:47,759 and he showed me the three characters that were going 331 00:18:47,799 --> 00:18:50,319 to be in the book ahead of time, rather than 332 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:52,680 you know, finish all the drawings, and I say, well, 333 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:56,359 I hate the way that looks, and I love the cat. 334 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,440 I didn't tell him what, you know, unless you have 335 00:18:59,519 --> 00:19:02,599 a really really big preference, like if you if I 336 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:06,000 wanted a black cat, or I wanted a you know, 337 00:19:06,279 --> 00:19:09,799 some kind of tabby or whatever. But I think also 338 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:15,000 because the girl has this shocking red hair, that maybe 339 00:19:15,039 --> 00:19:18,400 he stayed away from, you know, a ginger cat or 340 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:20,200 a black cat because it would be too much of 341 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:23,440 a contrast. The gray just works out, you know. The 342 00:19:23,519 --> 00:19:27,880 cat personality comes through this cat. And I left it 343 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:31,079 to him because you know, I've seen his work and 344 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,400 I knew he would do a great job, so I 345 00:19:33,519 --> 00:19:34,279 left it to him. 346 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 4: I think the cat's adorable. I think all the characters 347 00:19:37,039 --> 00:19:39,720 are adorable. Why did you introduce a cat between a 348 00:19:39,799 --> 00:19:40,680 brother and a sister? 349 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:47,079 Speaker 2: Yes, exactly. Now, simple rivalry has been around since Cain 350 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:50,559 and Abel, okay, and and and Cat. And every time 351 00:19:50,599 --> 00:19:52,799 I go into a store and you see the brothers, 352 00:19:53,319 --> 00:19:56,160 you know, got a face and the little sister is 353 00:19:56,279 --> 00:19:59,759 you know, trying to get or crying or whatever, and 354 00:19:59,799 --> 00:20:03,920 I thought, you know, this would I actually went back 355 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:07,160 to my original books for that. I do for adults 356 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,720 and I saw that I had one hundred and one 357 00:20:10,759 --> 00:20:13,200 reasons why a cat is better than a man, another 358 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,640 one hundred and one reasons why a cat is better 359 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:19,359 than a man. Why is a cat still better than 360 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:22,400 a man? So I thought, there's a theme going on here, 361 00:20:22,759 --> 00:20:27,319 and if I can adapt that to a children's book, 362 00:20:27,759 --> 00:20:30,680 I think I might have found my theme. So instead 363 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:37,119 of having the brother and the sister be exclusively in 364 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:40,200 this rivalry, I said, I think that I want to 365 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:42,279 put a cat in there, and put a cat in 366 00:20:42,319 --> 00:20:45,319 the mix, and not have a brother against sister, but 367 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:50,359 comparing the cat against the brother, And that seemed to 368 00:20:50,519 --> 00:20:54,400 really work out well. So that's what I did. I 369 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:57,519 think it's great. I didn't have a brother, so I 370 00:20:57,519 --> 00:21:01,319 couldn't really take from my childhood. But I did have 371 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:06,079 a sister who was very a little nutsy in that 372 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:11,319 once she put a what do you call it? A 373 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:14,920 lobster in my bed, She put a lobster in my 374 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,839 dad and I went into the bed. Oh, you know. 375 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:21,200 She did like things like what the brother is doing 376 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:26,279 in the book. So I called that information from my childhood. 377 00:21:26,279 --> 00:21:31,920 And my sister also, she used to be a nutcase 378 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:35,640 as far as fresh air and in the middle of 379 00:21:35,839 --> 00:21:37,920 like a night like tonight, when it's like, you know, 380 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,960 minus eight degrees, she would have all the windows open 381 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:43,640 and tell me, oh, it's good for your health. You 382 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:45,960 know you should we should have the windows open, and 383 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:49,720 I would be freezing. And another thing she did, she 384 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,880 was teaching me how to dance, and she was twirling 385 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:55,880 me around and the floor that we were dancing on 386 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:59,599 was like linoleum. So she twirled me around and let 387 00:21:59,599 --> 00:22:03,160 me go. I was I was flying across the room. 388 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:06,759 So those are things. Those are things that I can 389 00:22:06,799 --> 00:22:11,640 imagine are on part with what the sister and the 390 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:12,559 brother would go through. 391 00:22:12,599 --> 00:22:17,519 Speaker 4: I have two brothers, and I think perfectly yes, perfectly correct. 392 00:22:17,799 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 2: And then you know, I wanted kids also to take away. 393 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:25,119 You know, kids are always looking towards the you know, 394 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:28,720 their animals, my dog, my cat, and cats are wonderful 395 00:22:28,839 --> 00:22:33,000 in they're they're just the best. But when things bush 396 00:22:33,039 --> 00:22:35,200 comes to shove and you need someone to help you 397 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:38,039 with a bully or help you with math, your your 398 00:22:38,079 --> 00:22:40,960 brother's there to help you, and most of them will 399 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:44,880 be very happy to come to your aid. There's a 400 00:22:45,039 --> 00:22:48,720 saying that I think Kenny Rogers said, friends come and 401 00:22:48,759 --> 00:22:50,880 go but family is forever. 402 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 4: For better or worse. Family is forever better or for worse. 403 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:57,960 And you know, even in the Bible, there's a I 404 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,559 looked it up. There's a phrase I re remember. There's 405 00:23:00,559 --> 00:23:03,960 a scripture that says a friend loves at all times, 406 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,720 but a brother is born for adversity. And that's like, 407 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:10,039 this is what this book is all about. You know 408 00:23:10,559 --> 00:23:13,319 about how the brother comes to the We're not going 409 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:17,480 to tell how, but the brother comes to the to 410 00:23:17,599 --> 00:23:19,640 the sister's age, which is nice. 411 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:20,519 Speaker 2: It's a nice thing. 412 00:23:21,279 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 4: You finished all your children's books rhyme. 413 00:23:25,039 --> 00:23:29,519 Speaker 2: No, But and here's the thing. Rhyming is very difficult. 414 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:32,240 Everybody thinks that they can do rhyme, but there's a 415 00:23:32,279 --> 00:23:36,920 certain beat to it, and there's a certain I am 416 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:40,119 the pentameter. There's all these AA B B and this 417 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:43,440 that and the other. And if you're looking to publish 418 00:23:43,559 --> 00:23:47,039 with a traditional publisher, they are very strict about it. 419 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:53,480 But rhyme sticks in a child's mind better than regular text. 420 00:23:54,039 --> 00:23:57,559 I have a friend who had a granddaughter who memorized 421 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:00,759 one of my books because it's sing song and she 422 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:03,599 even though she couldn't read, she memorized it. 423 00:24:03,799 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 4: That makes total sense, I mean one of the most 424 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:08,759 well known book authors. 425 00:24:08,839 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 2: Doctor. It's difficult, but rhyming. If you do it well, 426 00:24:13,599 --> 00:24:16,720 kids can remember it and they can sort of, you know, 427 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,759 go along with it, or or keep a couple of parents, 428 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:24,200 keep a couple of sentences in their head. I like 429 00:24:24,279 --> 00:24:27,400 to for this age. The book is. The book is 430 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:32,440 really for everybody, all ages, but the book is targeted 431 00:24:32,519 --> 00:24:35,880 towards from three to seven, and that age they really 432 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:38,920 do like rhyme. But I'll tell you one thing. I 433 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:42,799 once did a conference with kids and I asked them 434 00:24:43,279 --> 00:24:46,119 what do you like better in a book? The words 435 00:24:46,319 --> 00:24:49,000 or the pictures? And of course you know what they said, 436 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:53,559 not the word pictures. So you know, so kids really 437 00:24:54,599 --> 00:24:56,599 you know the visual at that age. 438 00:24:57,599 --> 00:25:01,559 Speaker 4: So do you hope that by you know, us as 439 00:25:01,799 --> 00:25:04,960 cat pet parents, because most of my audience are not 440 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,880 probably not children, but I do have some children listeners 441 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:12,000 out there and tweens, And do you hope that by 442 00:25:12,279 --> 00:25:16,119 introducing books and talking to them about books, it will 443 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:21,680 help them to, you know, become readers in their adults. 444 00:25:21,759 --> 00:25:22,440 Speaker 2: Oh? I hope. 445 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:25,799 Speaker 4: So reading is We could talk for hours about why 446 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:28,559 reading is important. We both shared a little before the 447 00:25:28,599 --> 00:25:31,000 show about how much we love reading. I've been an 448 00:25:31,039 --> 00:25:34,759 avid reader my entire life, probably why I'm near sighted, 449 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:38,960 but but I cannot imagine not being able to read. 450 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:43,000 And I know unfortunate because some people unfortunately have challenges 451 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:46,599 with it. But I think reading is the best thing ever. 452 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:49,759 Do you think us as cat parents, because mostly of 453 00:25:49,799 --> 00:25:52,960 us are a little older, by starting children with you know, 454 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:56,240 getting them engaged at a young age, that will influence 455 00:25:56,279 --> 00:25:58,920 them as adults to be you know, become readers. 456 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:03,559 Speaker 2: Well so, And I think so. I did another conference 457 00:26:03,599 --> 00:26:07,440 about why picture books are so important because it's not 458 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:11,240 just the language, uh and the and you know, teaching 459 00:26:11,279 --> 00:26:15,480 them new words, but they're also getting a look at 460 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:22,000 different you know, cultures, and they're getting something that they 461 00:26:22,079 --> 00:26:25,960 wouldn't they they wouldn't normally see at their preschool or whatever. 462 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:30,759 It takes them into different lands and different types of things. 463 00:26:30,799 --> 00:26:35,480 And you know, there's an exercise that I do sometimes 464 00:26:35,559 --> 00:26:38,640 with children, and I don't put the words in and 465 00:26:39,079 --> 00:26:41,440 I let them look at the pictures and then they 466 00:26:41,559 --> 00:26:45,319 use their imagination to make up the story. And this 467 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:50,680 is so important for their just for their whole being, 468 00:26:50,759 --> 00:26:55,200 that they're able to use their imagination, you know, to to. 469 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:57,680 You know, what do you see in this book? Is 470 00:26:57,759 --> 00:27:01,200 that little girl? What is she doing? And you know, 471 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:05,440 it opens them up to not be afraid to see 472 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:09,119 or say what they see. That's number one. It gives 473 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:16,240 them language opportunities to learn new languages, new cultures, new 474 00:27:16,279 --> 00:27:19,839 ways of doing things, and it broadens them, you know, 475 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:23,200 because when a kid goes into preschool, they've never hear 476 00:27:23,319 --> 00:27:26,400 they've probably never seen other kids that don't look that 477 00:27:26,519 --> 00:27:29,960 aren't a mirror image of them. So it's good to 478 00:27:30,039 --> 00:27:32,359 get them. So it's not a shock. It's like what, 479 00:27:32,759 --> 00:27:35,680 you know, I've never seen a person with a you know, 480 00:27:35,799 --> 00:27:39,279 like a headband on or something like that. So these 481 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:43,960 types of picture books expand the child's imagination and their 482 00:27:44,079 --> 00:27:48,680 world really and let me tell you, I couldn't live 483 00:27:48,759 --> 00:27:52,440 without a book. My mother in law, God versus soul 484 00:27:52,559 --> 00:27:55,359 used to take books in her purse and anytime she 485 00:27:55,559 --> 00:27:59,599 was like online or you know, online at a grocery store, 486 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:04,279 she whip out the book. And you know, books are 487 00:28:04,519 --> 00:28:09,640 your carpet to other worlds. I mean, I can't I 488 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:15,279 can't stress enough that children should be introduced and you 489 00:28:15,559 --> 00:28:18,400 should try that with the kids. What do you see 490 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:20,440 on this page. What do you think that you know 491 00:28:20,559 --> 00:28:22,920 the girl is doing and why is she doing that? 492 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:27,000 And blah blah blah. You know, get them involved, you know, 493 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:30,119 in the book. It's not just reading to them, it's 494 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:33,480 getting them involved in the book. That's engaged. That's the 495 00:28:33,519 --> 00:28:37,200 word I'm looking for. So that they will, you know, 496 00:28:37,279 --> 00:28:39,799 they'll want they'll want to read another book about you know, 497 00:28:40,279 --> 00:28:44,680 about cats, or or you know, introduce them to show 498 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:47,640 them a book or an encyclopedia of all the different 499 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:50,799 kinds of cats. It's not just you know, your your 500 00:28:50,839 --> 00:28:53,200 rescue cat. Look at this cat is the sphinx. He 501 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:54,480 doesn't have any hair. 502 00:28:54,759 --> 00:28:58,519 Speaker 4: Aliah, I'm thinking of your next book Cats different cats. Yeah, 503 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:02,799 like stinks, no hair, this one it has little little ears. 504 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:05,680 A lot of people aren't aware that cats don't just 505 00:29:05,759 --> 00:29:09,160 look like you know, the standard cat as well a 506 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:11,680 lot of people, but kids really don't, right. 507 00:29:12,079 --> 00:29:16,559 Speaker 2: I did an article for a kid's magazine that talked 508 00:29:16,559 --> 00:29:19,640 about introduced them to all the different kinds of cats 509 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:25,200 and also show cats you know, uh, the Persian cats 510 00:29:25,279 --> 00:29:28,160 and the sphinx cats and the you know. I find 511 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:32,000 it fascinating that sometimes there are new cats or cats 512 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:35,200 that i'd never you know, I don't know about And 513 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,960 it's fascinating when you go to these cat shows and 514 00:29:39,079 --> 00:29:41,039 walk up and down the aisle and you see all 515 00:29:41,119 --> 00:29:44,200 the end they're so patient, the cats are being groomed 516 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:48,079 and they're just sitting there like, okay, do your bed 517 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:54,799 and make me look. It's amazing. They're for me. They're 518 00:29:54,839 --> 00:29:58,039 wonderful creatures. Now, I just we just got this dog 519 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:01,640 and I never had a dog, and I'm learning that, Well, 520 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:05,640 this dog is exceptional because she doesn't bark, and she 521 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,759 doesn't she's not in your face, I swear, well, because 522 00:30:08,759 --> 00:30:10,839 she was in this bucking mill. You know. I don't 523 00:30:10,839 --> 00:30:13,480 think he was ever in the house, so she had 524 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:17,039 to get used to, you know, walking up and down 525 00:30:17,079 --> 00:30:21,480 the steps and she you know so. But I'm I 526 00:30:21,559 --> 00:30:25,720 must say, I'm I'm understanding now why people are so 527 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:27,319 nuts about dogs too. 528 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 4: Even though we're all about cats on atitude, a lot 529 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:33,160 of people have dogs and cats. And I know that 530 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:37,000 our listening audience knows. Dennis was my first cat, which 531 00:30:37,039 --> 00:30:39,960 is good because he's part main coon and they're the 532 00:30:40,079 --> 00:30:41,039 dog of cats. 533 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:42,319 Speaker 2: Oh gosh, I love that. 534 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:44,799 Speaker 4: Yes, for me, the reason it was good is because 535 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:47,440 I grew up with dogs and it was always about dogs, 536 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:51,480 so I had to learn. However, getting Molly and Charlotte 537 00:30:51,519 --> 00:30:54,920 taught me about cats. And as we talked about earlier, 538 00:30:55,039 --> 00:30:58,440 you're so right. They all have their own quirky you know, 539 00:30:58,559 --> 00:31:04,240 habits and reacts and personalities. It's just they're just amazing creatures, 540 00:31:04,359 --> 00:31:07,880 which is why we love them. Where can people find 541 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:08,480 your book? 542 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 2: Well, this new book and most of my books are 543 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:15,920 on Amazon, but this latest book, why Can't My Brother 544 00:31:16,039 --> 00:31:18,880 Be More Like My Cat? You can get it anywhere. 545 00:31:19,039 --> 00:31:23,079 It's at Warnes and Noble, It's at frifty Books or whatever. 546 00:31:23,359 --> 00:31:25,960 It's anywhere. If you go online and you can pick 547 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:28,720 your favorite bookstore. And if they don't have it, they 548 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:33,039 can get it because I have extended distribution this time, 549 00:31:33,119 --> 00:31:34,359 so anybody can get it. 550 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:37,359 Speaker 4: Also, where can people find out more about you? I 551 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:38,640 know you have a great website? 552 00:31:39,039 --> 00:31:41,759 Speaker 2: Well, I have a website. It's very simple. It's w 553 00:31:42,319 --> 00:31:46,480 w W Aaliyah Wrights a l l I A and 554 00:31:46,599 --> 00:31:50,680 the word Rights dot com correct Aliah Wrights dot com, 555 00:31:50,799 --> 00:31:54,000 yeah dot com, yeah yeah, And it has mostly all 556 00:31:54,039 --> 00:31:56,599 of my books. I try to keep it up to date. 557 00:31:57,160 --> 00:32:00,720 It's oh, this book one Zippy a War won an 558 00:32:00,759 --> 00:32:02,400 award already. I'm so excited. 559 00:32:02,519 --> 00:32:07,400 Speaker 4: Uh oh, congratulations coming award. It's called there's a publisher 560 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:11,319 called Zibby Zibby Owens, and she's very big in publishing. 561 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:15,839 But she had a terrible thing happened. She lives in 562 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:19,400 New York and she lives in California, and she was gonna. 563 00:32:19,119 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 2: Have an award. We were gonna go there and it 564 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:23,799 was gonna be a whole big thing, but her house 565 00:32:24,319 --> 00:32:27,359 almost caught on fire because she was in La. Her 566 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:31,039 house was in La, so obviously she had a you know, cancel. 567 00:32:31,519 --> 00:32:34,480 But we just got our little certificates. So you know 568 00:32:34,599 --> 00:32:36,839 that in fifty cents gets you on the subway. But 569 00:32:37,279 --> 00:32:38,000 but it's nice. 570 00:32:38,119 --> 00:32:39,960 Speaker 4: Well it's still an honor, you know. 571 00:32:40,519 --> 00:32:43,359 Speaker 2: It was especially this This book isn't out very long, 572 00:32:43,599 --> 00:32:47,039 but I think, you know, it's a fun book. My 573 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:50,599 last book was about cats in heaven, and by right, 574 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:54,640 it was a little sad. So this book is all 575 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:57,920 such fun. And every time I look at it, I 576 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:01,039 just love the little girl and the cat and the brother. 577 00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:03,279 It's just I love it. It's one of my favorites. 578 00:33:03,319 --> 00:33:04,480 Speaker 4: It's a wonderful book. 579 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:08,279 Speaker 2: One last thing this summer. I have a book called 580 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:12,960 Finding Harmony, The Kitten Who Taught Friends' Kindness, and that 581 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:13,279 will be. 582 00:33:13,319 --> 00:33:15,680 Speaker 4: Come okay, and maybe you can come back on Catitude. 583 00:33:15,759 --> 00:33:16,920 Speaker 2: Oh that would be nice. 584 00:33:17,279 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 4: I would love to have you. Aliah, thank you so 585 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:23,480 much for coming on Catitude and telling us all about 586 00:33:23,519 --> 00:33:26,880 your cats and about your book Why Can't My Brother 587 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:28,079 Be More Like My Cat? 588 00:33:28,279 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 2: Thank you. I appreciate your support. 589 00:33:30,799 --> 00:33:33,759 Speaker 4: You're so welcome. I hope you all enjoyed this show. 590 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:37,759 I love having Aleiah on. She's so sparkling. That's the 591 00:33:37,759 --> 00:33:41,119 word for her. She has such an effervescent personality and 592 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:44,279 it comes across in her books. Please check out Aleah 593 00:33:44,319 --> 00:33:48,119 Wrights dot com. There will also be the link on 594 00:33:48,519 --> 00:33:52,279 the page Petline Video dot com go to Catitude, go 595 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:55,160 to this show and there'll be a link to her site. 596 00:33:55,319 --> 00:33:58,440 I want to thank my cat crew that let me 597 00:33:58,519 --> 00:34:01,400 read them the book because I don't have any little 598 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:03,839 ones at my house, so I write it to my cats. 599 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:06,200 Why Can't My Brother Be More Like My Cat? By 600 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:10,800 Aleiah Zobel Nolan. So thank you, Mollie, Charlotte and Dennis, 601 00:34:11,159 --> 00:34:14,079 and of course thank you to everyone listening the Caatitude. 602 00:34:14,159 --> 00:34:17,880 I appreciate your listenership so much. Thank you so much. 603 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:21,480 I'd also want to thank my producer, Mark Winter. This 604 00:34:21,679 --> 00:34:24,639 show would not be the same without him working as magic. 605 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:27,360 Thank you Mark for all you do, and thank you 606 00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:30,800 for the music that you write for well. My Catitude 607 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:33,119 song is amazing, but thank you for all the ones 608 00:34:33,159 --> 00:34:37,360 you do. And thank you again Patitude listeners, and hey 609 00:34:37,519 --> 00:34:41,039 remember lose the attitude and have Catitude. 610 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:46,880 Speaker 1: Let's Talk Pets every week on demand only on petlifradio 611 00:34:47,199 --> 00:34:58,679 dot com.