April Bowen

Mister Kitty and His Pride April Bowen

Mister Kitty and His Pride are true tales of my familys' pets. These were wonderful, one-of-a-kind and loving felines. To commemorate their lives, I wrote this book. Laugh and enjoy the carefree fun as Mister Kitty rules over his Pride with love. They caper through the house showing off their own little personalities. Peace no more when the cats go wild. Mister Kitty is quite funny when he falls over his son Felix, who loved to lie across the doorjamb. Every time we'd call for Smoky, he'd run into something, trip over something or just plain-out have a hard time moving his gangly self around. We called Sassie pregasaurus because she grew so large. Her hunger never ceased and she gorged herself with left over turkey us kids sweet talked mom into giving her during one Thanksgiving. Chester would not eat meat, only vegetables he'd steal out of the grocery sacks. Now how he managed to unwrap lettuce with out tearing the whole thing apart is still a favorite family debate. Sassie enjoys her hand-sewn dresses. Smoky cries all day when Rowe-Rowe ran off in the neighborhood. Chester becomes Mama Sassies favorite as he helps baby-sit her new kits. The White Triplets are loads of fun as they explore their world around them. Thumbalina loved to hum in her own kitty way and was so beautiful dancing around. She had a silly way of moving her dainty paws that made it look like ballet. Patches is ferocious as she fights her way into our hearts for a home. Everyday events in our house that these little critters warmed our hearts with, like Chester worming his way into my lap to cuddle while I sew. Each poem portrays a part of their lives as their loving hearts entwined with ours.