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With down-home language that’s a joy to read aloud, Terry Farish tells a wry, unconventional love story about an unlikely pair of curmudgeons - brought to life in glowing illustrations by Barry Root.

The cat was fond of the man’s potato soup,
which made him love her a breath more,
but not so’s you’d notice.

There was an old man, an ol’ Texas boy, who lived on a road called Chatterpie with an uppity old cat - a cat who’d rather eat potato soup than catch blackbirds. A cat who liked to go fishing and sit on the bow of the old man’s boat, her face into the wind, like she was a hood ornament. "Fool cat," the old man would say. "You ain’t nobody’s prize." Then one day something unexpected happens, and they both learn that even the most cantankerous love can inspire acts of heroic proportions - but not, of course, so’s you’d notice.
Customer Review: Two-bit
This book was translated into Japanese in 2005 (Kodansha, ISBN: 4062131951). Believe it or not, the guy who translated this book was MURAKAMI, Haruki -- one of the greatest story-tellers in our time, known as such great masterpieces as "Wild Sheep Chase," "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle," and most recently "Kafka on the Shore." Must provoke your interest in this book!
Customer Review: Fabulous Cat Story!
As we all know, people do not own cats. Cats own people. And that little fact of life is described wonderfully in this tale of the aloof cat who liked potato soup and the kind, caring man who liked to fish. The illustrations and story are magnificent.


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