Finden, Susan. Casper the commuting cat : the true story of the cat who rode the bus and stole our hearts, London : Simon & Schuster, 2010.

This true story is written by Susan Finden who was the devoted owner of Casper.  Finden was baffled as to the whereabouts of her cat Casper, as he kept disappearing during the day.  As it turned out, he would regularly take the No. 3 bus on journeys around Plymouth in Devon, delighting commuters and bus drivers with his friendly nature.  Casper became a worldwide celebrity and the mascot at the bus company whose buses he rode on.  When Casper was tragically killed by a car, messages of sympathy flooded in from around the world, proving that his story had captured the hearts of many people.

Casper the commuting cat : the true story of the cat who rode the bus and stole out hearts is on the bestseller list for:- The Times (London).

 

Harrison, Frederick. Travelling cat : a journey round Britain with Pugwash, London : Grafton,1989.

When Frederick Harrison sets out to travel around Britain for several months in a campervan, he decides to take a feline companion with him.  Having numerous cats hanging around his front door he selects one of them to keep him company on his trip.  Pugwash, the chosen one, was the most laid-back cat in town.  ‘A cat of rare qualities, he was the user-friendly, underachiever who actually sniffed flowers and enjoyed leaning against walls’ (Cortezhill, 2007).  Harrison tells of their adventures across the country with wit, warmth and a sense of the ridiculous, recalling the eccentricities of the locals that he and Pugwash encountered along the way, with entertaining photographs backing up some of the diverse locations they covered.  This book is immensely funny and has become a favourite amongst its readers.

There is a second book written by Harrison called – Travelling cat in Ireland, with further adventures of journeying with Pugwash.

Steiger, Brad and Hansen Steiger, Sherry . Cat miracles : inspirational true stories of remarkable felines, New York : F+W Media, 2009.

Bestselling authors Brad and Sherry Steiger, have put together an interesting and uplifting book about amazing cats that have performed miraculous deeds of courage, survival and heroism, from saving a diabetic from almost certain death to protecting a child from a rattlesnake.  This book is a quick easy read and will appeal to readers who love animals, particularly cats, and readers who are interested in the mysterious abilities that animals have to overcome adversity and foretell danger.