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You'll be amazed by these stories of incredible felines from Canada.
Travel the country to meet over forty Canadian cats that ski the Rockies, ride the Pacific waves, visit prime ministers, save lives, sing on albums, even run for election. True and delightful stories from Newfoundland to the Yukon Territories to the shores of British Columbia. Orange cats, striped cats, cats with no fur, fat cats, six-legged cats, and many more. Meet the fuzziest, smartest, bravest, and most delightful cats in this cross-Canada book, including the one and only Nico, pet to Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Travel the country to meet over forty Canadian cats that ski the Rockies, ride the Pacific waves, visit prime ministers, save lives, sing on albums, even run for election. True and delightful stories from Newfoundland to the Yukon Territories to the shores of British Columbia. Orange cats, striped cats, cats with no fur, fat cats, six-legged cats, and many more. Meet the fuzziest, smartest, bravest, and most delightful cats in this cross-Canada book, including the one and only Nico, pet to Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Price: $19.99
Pages: 180
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Publication Date:
15 December 2026
Trim Size: 7.00 X 5.00 in
ISBN: 9781459757639
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
PETS / Cats / General, Cats as pets, PETS / Cats / Breeds, HUMOR / Topic / Animals, Domestic animals and pets, Animal life stories
Nancy Silcox, a former secondary school teacher, university counsellor, and newspaper columnist, has always been hooked on real life Canadian stories — whether they be people or pets. She has written 18 books from her rural home west of Kitchener Waterloo.
- Foreword
- Author Preface
- Part 1: The Cats
- Adventure Cats:
- Findus: “Never saw a Paddle Board I didn’t Like”
- Bugaboo & Bohdi: Me and Mom and the B.C. Epic Race
- Rory: Schooner Cat to Mexico
- Gary: Rocky Mountain Skiier
- Starr: Edmonton Roof Sail-er
- Alfie, Finn & Charley: Houseboat Adventures
- Cats and Innovation:
- Koda: “Listen to Me When I’m Talking to YOU”
- Jim: Is a Dwelf and Elf or a Dwarf?
- Pookie: Veterinary Innovation Star
- Eevee: Je Parle Avec Ma Patte de Chat
- Healing Cats:
- Jo Jo: “I Speak to you from Joel”
- Shittin’: Helping to Mend a Broken Heart
- Nos: I Smell it: I Sense it.
- Boxer: Kitty Matchmaker
- Mona: “I Watch for You; I Protect You”
- Travelling Cats:
- Loki: Marmalade Cat Joins the Canadian Navy
- Tempest: Arctic Calico High Flyer
- Bagel: Living Long on Prince Edward Island
- Wilson: “Pardon Me. I Own this Semi.”
- Musical and Literary Cats:
- Diggory: Wild Strawberries Crooner
- Shrodie & Sweet Pea: Jann Arden’s Purr-cussion
- Perky, Blackie & Fluffy: Margaret’s Muses
- Chauncey Gardiner: Snow Country Leaper
- Performing Cats:
- Sashimi & Tonic: Movies and Guinness Record Holder
- Frankie & Joey: “I’m Orange and I’m Beautiful”
- Government, School & Shop Cats:
- Wilbur and Huey: “Don’t Step on me. I live in this Store.”
- Maddy, Max, Boo Boo & Cloe: Kitty Cat Quilters
- Fern: the Happiest High School in Ontario
- Carlton: The Cat who Owned a University
- Coal: A National Treasure
- Oreo: Overdue Books? A Dollar a Day
- Fleur: Habs Fan in an Oilers Jersey
- Cats in the News:
- Nico: Helping to Run a Country
- Axel Biggie Small: Former Pizza Fan
- Bitsy: Born with Six; Living Well with Three
- Buckaroo: “The Most Famous Cat in Kingston”
- Coco: Hey Jimmie Kimmel; It’s Me up a Pole
- Crosby: Stolen Property
- Ivy: The Mayor’s in a Jam
- A Child’s Cat
- Biggie Gladwell: Blue and Furry