Praise forLessons in Stalking
“Dena Harris has written a cat book even a dog would love.”
–Tim Bete, director of the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop and author of In the Beginning…There Were No Diapers
“Captures perfectly the nuances of life with cats!”
– Rita Davis, Editor, Cats & Kittens
“Clever, witty, and insightful, these stories celebrate everything feline and bring smiles of recognition to anyone who loves cats. The author relates the charming antics of her loving, yet manipulative fur-kids, and shows how their c’attitude impacts humans with predictable—and often hilarious results. Read one by one or devoured like a catnip toy, the stories in Lessons In Stalking are the purr-fect treat! I am a fan.”
– Amy Shojai, nationally known authority on pet care and behavior and author of multiple books including PETiquette and coeditor of Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover’s Soul
“Never has watching someone else own a cat been this much fun.”
—Lisa Allmendinger, Editor, I Love Cats!
“Dena Harris magically captures the humor of sharing our lives with cats in a master storyteller’s style. You catch yourself laughing out loud as you read her words filled with whimsy and wit. She is simply meow-val-lous!
–Arden Moore, Catnip Editor and author of The Kitten Owner’s Manual
“If laughter is the best medicine, there’s no telling how healthy you’ll be after spending time with this hilarious book! Cat people will find echoes of their own experiences with the feline. And if you can walk past the refrigerator without a wary glance after reading “The Creature Under the Fridge,” you’re a braver soul than I!”
– Jean Hofve, DVM, holistic medicine practitioner
“This is the relationship “how-to” book for cat owners. I recommend this book to any family or couple thinking of being owned by a cat. Nothing is funnier than the truth!””
– Janet Oquendo, VP Operations, Pet Lover’s Connection (visit website)
“In these charming stories, Dena Harris shares with us her happy discoveries of cat nature in its many guises. This is a sweet book, filled with the author’s delight not only in her two young cats, but also in her husband and her home.”
– Marion Lane, Special Projects Editor, ASPCA National Programs Office
“Lessons In Stalking is for all cat lovers! Each story in this collection is a little gem…colored with a multi-faceted understanding of our feline friends…sparkling with the kitty humor that we all recognize and love…and polished with that passionate devotion to cats common to each of us.
– Ellen Price, Managing Editor, The World of Professional Pet Sitting
"Despite what you may have heard, cats are funny. They’re comedians, in fact, beginning in kittenhood with acrobatic slapstick. Adult cats enjoy more subtle forms of humor which, as Dena Harris makes as obvious as a toy mouse in a water bowl, promote us mere humans from lowly food servers in the kitty cafeteria to royal fools in the feline court. Harris is a funny lady with a hilarious take on the life of doting cat parents and their band of furry funsters. We may as well laugh at ourselves – our cats certainly do!"
– Sheila Webster Boneham, Ph.D., Author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Getting and Owning a Cat
"I LOVED your book! I laughed so much, and you really captured MY cats' personalities! And you've never even met them -- how did you do it?!?"
– Betsy Stowe, Author of the award winning CALICO TALES AND OTHERS, A Collection of Photographs and Verse
“This book is pure entertainment. A quick and fun read, it's absolutely delightful!”
– Fran Wilson, CSU Bookstore, Fort Collins, CO
“Dena Harris is very funny.”
– Annie, 11 years old, in a letter to the editor of Cats & Kittens magazine
“Another classic!!! What a gem!!! I laughed until I cried then reread it so I could laugh all over again. What a treat for cat lovers everywhere!”
– Fan e-mail
“Holiday Reading for Pet Lovers,
–Review by Steve Dale of Tribune Media, December 14, 2005
“I took Lessons In Stalking home and read half that night and only stopped because my husband was complaining I wouldn't shut the light out! I got up the next morning and finished your book in one sitting. The next night I worked I came in and started raving about this hilarious book about cats and their attitudes! I hope to see more of these type of books from you in the future. It made me laugh out loud from cover to cover."
–Sarah of Books N Things (Oxford, ME)
“Author Dena Harris fully understands that living with cats requires patience, understanding, love and humor. She tackles ordinary circumstances of normal cat behavior with her unique sense of humor, allowing cat-owners to realize that if their cat is dunking his toys in the water dish, laugh about it, don’t rush the animal to the vet.
Her wit and humor keep you laughing as you turn the pages, reading about her everyday encounters with her cat. Insightful and sensitive this book is a must-have for any cat owner, and would be a welcome addition to a kitty basket for a new kitty guardian.
–Review in KittyBytes newsletter
