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Garfield's Book of Cat Names Paperback – November 29, 2005
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Muffin. Kitty. Snowball. All stupid names that no self-respecting cat would have—if it weren't for the stupid human who gave it to him! Now Garfield has the definitive guide to giving your cat a proper name that he won't be ashamed to be called by his buddies in the finest back alleys of America. Unisex Names, Old Buddies' Names, Former Girlfriends' Names, Ordinary People's Names Suitable for Cat Use, and the dreaded Names to Avoid. So start reading—and find the right name for your fabulous feline!
- Reading age9 - 13 years
- Print length96 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions4.87 x 0.37 x 5.92 inches
- PublisherRandom House Worlds
- Publication dateNovember 29, 2005
- ISBN-100345485165
- ISBN-13978-0345485168
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- Publisher : Random House Worlds; Revised edition (November 29, 2005)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 96 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0345485165
- ISBN-13 : 978-0345485168
- Reading age : 9 - 13 years
- Item Weight : 4.1 ounces
- Dimensions : 4.87 x 0.37 x 5.92 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,563,352 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,055 in Cat, Dog & Animal Humor
- #2,925 in Comic Strips (Books)
- #11,356 in Fiction Satire
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Carol Wallace,co-author of "To Marry an English Lord," has publisheed 23 books, most recently her historical novel set in New York's Gilded Age, "Our Kind of People." Previous fiction includes "Leaving Van Gogh," a novel about the artist. Wallace holds degress from Princeton University and Columbia University. She lives in New York City. More information is at http://www.carolwallacebooks.com
Jim Davis was born July 28, 1945 in Marion, Indiana, and raised on a small farm with his parents, James and Betty Davis, and his younger brother, Dave (Doc). Like most farms, the barnyard had its share of stray cats; about 25 at one time, by Jim's estimation. As a child, he suffered serious bouts with asthma and was often bedridden. Forced inside, away from regular farm chores, he whiled away the hours drawing pictures.
In college, he studied art and business before going to work for TUMBLEWEEDS creator, Tom Ryan. There, he learned the skills and discipline necessary to become a syndicated cartoonist and began his own strip, GNORM GNAT. When he tried to sell the strip to a newspaper syndicate he was told, "It's funny, but bugs? Who can relate to a bug?" After five years of GNORM, Davis crushed the bug strip idea and tried a new tact, studying the comics pages closely. He noticed there were a lot of successful strips about dogs, but none about cats! Combining his wry wit with the art skills he had honed since childhood, GARFIELD, a fat, lazy, lasagna-loving, cynical cat was born. Davis says Garfield is a composite of all the cats he remembered from his childhood, rolled into one feisty orange fur ball. Garfield was named after his grandfather, James Garfield Davis.
The strip debuted on June 19, 1978 in 41 U.S. newspapers. Several months after the launch, the Chicago Sun-Times cancelled GARFIELD. Over 1300 angry readers demanded that GARFIELD be reinstated. It was, and the rest, as they say, is history. Today, GARFIELD is read in over 2400 newspapers by 200 million people. Guinness World Records, named GARFIELD “The Most Widely Syndicated Comic Strip in the World.” Davis’s peers at the National Cartoonist Society honored him with Best Humor Strip (1981 and 1985), the Elzie Segar Award (1990), and the coveted Reuben Award (1990), the top award presented to a cartoonist by NCS members. Garfield quickly became a sensation in the licensing world, too, inspiring Davis to form his own company to take care of Garfield business concerns. Paws, Inc., founded in 1981, manages the worldwide rights for the famous fat cat, and Davis serves as President.
Garfield’s fame spilled over to television and Davis penned eleven primetime specials for CBS-TV. He received ten Emmy nominations and four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program. Movies were next, and Twentieth Century Fox turned out Garfield: The Movie (‘04), and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (‘06). Davis also wrote the original screenplays and executive produced three animated features for DVD: Garfield Gets Real (‘07), Garfield’s Fun Fest (‘08), and Garfield’s Pet Force (‘09). Also in 2009, “The Garfield Show” made its debut on Cartoon Network. Today, the CGI animated cartoon is in its fourth season and is seen in 131 countries, including China, where CCTV broadcasts the show daily.
Davis’s philanthropy has been directed at educational and environmental projects. He founded The Professor Garfield Foundation in cooperation with Ball State University, to support children’s literacy. A free educational web site www.professorgarfield.org is the cornerstone of the Foundation’s work to date. Davis spearheaded reforestation, prairie and wetlands restorations, and built the world’s first all natural waste water plant for commercial use. He was awarded the National Arbor Day Foundation’s Good Steward and Special Projects Award, and the Indiana Wildlife Federations’ Conservationist of the Year Award.
Davis spends his leisure time golfing, gardening, fishing, and enjoying his wife, children, and grandchildren. In a nod to Garfield’s friends in the comic strip, Davis also keeps one cat, Nermal, and a dog, Pooky.
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In this short and utterly cute book of pet names, Garfield kept me laughing with his witty comments on each name he lists. There are 23 categories of names in this 96 page book, including "Pretentious" and "Sidekicks" and "Mighty Morons!" Even if you don't need to name a pet, if you like Garfield or just like to laugh, then this is a good book to buy. Throw it in with some other items and give it to yourself as a little gift! I did, and I'm having a great time reading and sharing this book! Happy reading!