Miss Mink: Life Lessons for a Cat Countess

by Janet Hill

Overview

This whimsical collection of twenty cat-approved life lessons for living your purrfect life is accompanied by gorgeous, lushly detailed paintings.

Miss Marcella Mink and sixty-seven of her favorite feline friends live happily in her big house by the sea. But there was a time when Miss Mink was not so happy. When Miss Mink created her own business -- a feline-friendly cruise company for cat lovers and their furry companions -- she found she no longer had time or energy for herself or her friends. For advice she turned to her cats, who always seemed so happy, healthy, well-rounded, well-groomed and well-rested. It was not long before the Cat Countess was feeling shipshape again. Collected here are Miss Mink's twenty cat-approved lessons, from the benefits of a good grooming and an afternoon nap to valuable advice on friendship and diet.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781770499232
Publisher:	Tundra
Publication date:	01/15/2019
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	64 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

JANET HILL's work is both elegant and whimsical, often with an underlying narrative that instantly captures the imagination. Her painting style evokes a sense of nostalgia, mystery, humor and comfort. Her work is displayed in private collections throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Some of Janet's corporate clients include Tiffany & Co., Hallmark UK and Harper Collins. Her work has also been featured in Uppercase Magazine, Matchbook Magazine, Design Sponge, This Is Glamorous, The Neo-Traditionalist and Oh Joy! Her first picture book was Miss Moon: Wise Words from a Dog Governess, and she illustrated the cover of the middle-grade novel, The Strange and Deadly Endeavors of Bryony Gray. Janet lives in Stratford, Ontario, where she paints in a small in-house studio and lives with her husband, John, an independent bookseller, and their cat and dog.

Editorial Reviews

03/25/2019

In Miss Moon: Wise Words from a Dog Governess, Hill introduced an elegant governess with a host of canine companions. In the sequel, readers meet Miss Mink, who lives in a house by the sea with 67 cats and offers sage advice for bountiful living, self-care, and savoring precious moments. “Be a little mysterious,” she suggests, pictured face-to-face with the Mona Lisa, a cat on each shoulder. Standing beneath a large, red umbrella with her “clowder of cats” ensures that she will “never let a few raindrops spoil the day,” and, aboard The Cat’s Meow, of her “feline-friendly cruise company,” she encourages readers to “let your curiosity lead you to exciting new places.” Hill’s sumptuous art is infused with a 1920s-era glamour, particularly evident in the cat countess’s lush wardrobe of flapper dresses, scarves, and fur dusters. Being a cat lady has never been more divine. Ages 4–8. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

One of CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens 2019

PRAISE FOR Miss Mink: 

"Pretty and positive (and posh)." —Kirkus Reviews 

"Miss Mink: Life Lessons for a Cat Countess would have great appeal for fellow grown-up cat lovers as a gift book or coffee table book. But for a younger audience, Miss Mink: Life Lessons for a Cat Countess is a book well-suited to be shared reading experience between adults and children. Highly Recommended." —CM Magazine

“The amazing pictures were originally done in oil on canvas. Children will enjoy looking at the detailed but whimsical illustrations and reading about feline rules for a good life. Cat lovers of all ages will also love this book!” —Resource Links

From the Publisher

2018-09-17

Miss Mink, human "cat countess," relates 20 lessons she has gleaned from her 67 cats.

According to the introduction, Marcella Mink became a cat countess by welcoming those 67 cats into her mansion by the sea. She started her own cruise-ship line when her kitties were denied boarding privileges on other lines. Despite a successful business, she was sad until she learned the 20 lessons presented here from her cats. "Lesson One: Start the day off right with a proper grooming." Miss Mink brushes her hair at a lavish vanity while her many feline friends (of a great many breeds) get their grooming on around her. "Lesson Five: Eat your greens first and dessert will taste even sweeter." Miss Mink enjoys (and shares with a puss) a salad while her cats munch catnip and various household greenery. Lesson 16 counsels a catnap in the afternoon, and 19 suggests that friendships will lend needed support. Hill's whimsical self-help tome, a companion to her canine-focused Miss Moon (2016), would make a splendid gift for any feline fan. Her illustrations, oils on canvas, have a 1920s flair to judge by the white human protagonist's hair and attire, and they tweak the life lessons and adages they accompany with a touch of feline humor.

Pretty and positive (and posh). (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews