Diary of the Cat Named Carrot
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- Author：Erin Merryn
- ISBN：0757323901
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Reviews
Molly Ann
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Recommend！ Sometimes adults need to read a book just to remember how to smile。 This is that book for readers of any age。 I bought Erin Merryn's book about her first cat， Bailey， on a whim。 I have since followed her to Instagram and Facebook， where I follow Carrot and her 3 precocious daughters。 She gives us a look into her life raising "4"daughters， even if one has paws and not feet。 I would recommend this book to anyone who needs to smile and see the benefits of adopting a shelter pet and see w Recommend！ Sometimes adults need to read a book just to remember how to smile。 This is that book for readers of any age。 I bought Erin Merryn's book about her first cat， Bailey， on a whim。 I have since followed her to Instagram and Facebook， where I follow Carrot and her 3 precocious daughters。 She gives us a look into her life raising "4"daughters， even if one has paws and not feet。 I would recommend this book to anyone who needs to smile and see the benefits of adopting a shelter pet and see what joy they bring to your life。 。。。more
Susan
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I first discovered The Cat Named Carrot on Facebook toward the beginning of the pandemic， and this remarkable cat and her adorable human family have brought so much cheer， laughter and smiles 😃 in the midst of such challenging times。 I immediately knew that I wanted to read her book too。 It is a cheerful and heartwarming collection of memories from her first year， and I recommend it for her fans as well as cat lovers of all ages！ Thank you， Erin， for sharing your wonderful family with us！！
joyce hamilton
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Shelter cat gets a great forever home。A family of five brings home a shelter kitten that finds three little girls who lavish him with love and affection。 A year of growth and learning is enjoyed by all。
Madara
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2，5/5Is this a nice idea？ Yes。 Have I seen this executed better？ Yes。As awful as this sounds - some pet stories should just stay in the family。Review copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。
Carra
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Sweet and endearing。
Brandi
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A sweet balm to any cat lover’s soul。 Lose yourself in the beauty of simple， joyful love expressed between a family and a feline。 I grabbed this book because Carrot reminded me so much of my own dear tabby， Sunshine， and I wanted to celebrate that relationship。 I love the journal format of Carrot’s perspective and the pictures of everyday life。 I laughed out loud at the antics （of both Carrot and the girls！） and sighed at the sweetness。 I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through A sweet balm to any cat lover’s soul。 Lose yourself in the beauty of simple， joyful love expressed between a family and a feline。 I grabbed this book because Carrot reminded me so much of my own dear tabby， Sunshine， and I wanted to celebrate that relationship。 I love the journal format of Carrot’s perspective and the pictures of everyday life。 I laughed out loud at the antics （of both Carrot and the girls！） and sighed at the sweetness。 I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through NetGalley and all opinions expressed are my own， freely given。 。。。more
Jeimy
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I wanted to love this one more but it reads as if the author was trying to hard。 I know that of I was writing something like this about my own cats I would probably be enamored by the narrative， but reading it about someone else's cat makes it a bit too precious。 I also found the cat's name change to be unnecessary both in real life and as a detail to add to the narrative。 I had a male cat named Mia and I have a female cat named David and no one has had an issue with the fact that their names ha I wanted to love this one more but it reads as if the author was trying to hard。 I know that of I was writing something like this about my own cats I would probably be enamored by the narrative， but reading it about someone else's cat makes it a bit too precious。 I also found the cat's name change to be unnecessary both in real life and as a detail to add to the narrative。 I had a male cat named Mia and I have a female cat named David and no one has had an issue with the fact that their names have gendered expectations。I did enjoy the photos。 。。。more
Shari
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I love carrot！ She is such a good natured kitty and fits right in with her human siblings。 I follow carrot on her Facebook page and she is truly one special cat。 This book is a journey through her life in her first year， filled with pictures to illustrate her day to day life。 I highly recommend it！！Thanks， Netgalley， for an arc of this book。
Emma
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☽ 23 / 100 ☾This was such a cute read！ To be honest， I went into it thinking it would read similarly to books like the one about the cat Cleo， but quickly realized that the book about Carrot was rather different in that it was less text， more pictures - and to my own surprise， I quite enjoyed it！ It is a very cute and uplifting book from the perspective of a kitty， and I couldn't read more than a few pages without showing all the sweet and funny pictures to my younger brother。 I think this would ☽ 23 / 100 ☾This was such a cute read！ To be honest， I went into it thinking it would read similarly to books like the one about the cat Cleo， but quickly realized that the book about Carrot was rather different in that it was less text， more pictures - and to my own surprise， I quite enjoyed it！ It is a very cute and uplifting book from the perspective of a kitty， and I couldn't read more than a few pages without showing all the sweet and funny pictures to my younger brother。 I think this would be a good book to read with a child as well！I received an e-copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Teena in Toronto
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I love reading books about animals。 This is a year long diary written by Carrot， an orange tabby。 She started her life in a foster home with her mother and siblings。 She was quickly adopted by Erin and her family， whose cat， Bailey， had passed away。Carrot tells of living in the foster home， being adopted， and all the escapades and celebrations she enjoys with her family。 Along with her diary entries， are full-colour pictures。I thought this was a cute book。 We have two rescue cats and we voluntee I love reading books about animals。 This is a year long diary written by Carrot， an orange tabby。 She started her life in a foster home with her mother and siblings。 She was quickly adopted by Erin and her family， whose cat， Bailey， had passed away。Carrot tells of living in the foster home， being adopted， and all the escapades and celebrations she enjoys with her family。 Along with her diary entries， are full-colour pictures。I thought this was a cute book。 We have two rescue cats and we volunteer with a cat rescue。 It was funny to see some of the pictures 。。。 our cats would never ever let us dress them up like Carrot。 Crumpet is too spicy to allow it。 I put a sweater on Muffin once and she just laid there stunned until I took it off。 Ha！Blog review post: http://www。teenaintoronto。com/2021/03。。。 。。。more
Annie
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Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Diary of the Cat Named Carrot is a sweet picture book formatted as a diary written from Carrot's point of view。 Due out 30th March 2021 from HCI Books， it's 160 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。 This is a sweet and wholesome photo album book with accompanying diary written by Carrot herself， with some help from her human mom， Erin Merryn。 The entries cover roughly a year， from Carrot's kittenhood til her young adulthood a Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Diary of the Cat Named Carrot is a sweet picture book formatted as a diary written from Carrot's point of view。 Due out 30th March 2021 from HCI Books， it's 160 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。 This is a sweet and wholesome photo album book with accompanying diary written by Carrot herself， with some help from her human mom， Erin Merryn。 The entries cover roughly a year， from Carrot's kittenhood til her young adulthood alongside the small humans in her adopted family。 Carrot and her family have a large following on social media and this would be a perfect gift for a fan/follower。 It would also make a great read-along selection with young kids， as well as anyone who loves adorable cat pics。 The （human） author is a Christian and there are some mentions of her faith in the introduction and text。 I didn't find them intrusive or objectionable， but they are there。 Four stars。 Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
B
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I read this book in one sitting。 It’s charming and delightful， with wonderful photos！ A real treat for cat lovers。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced reader’s copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。。
Kaycie
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review。I was very excited to be approved for this one - Carrot is just so darn cute。 I've never seen her Instagram， but look at that cover！ I also liked the format for the book， it would make a great gift or coffee table book。 Overall， it's exactly what you'd expect （in a good way）。 Lots of photos of Carrot from itty bitty kitty to adult cat paired with cute diary entries written from h Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review。I was very excited to be approved for this one - Carrot is just so darn cute。 I've never seen her Instagram， but look at that cover！ I also liked the format for the book， it would make a great gift or coffee table book。 Overall， it's exactly what you'd expect （in a good way）。 Lots of photos of Carrot from itty bitty kitty to adult cat paired with cute diary entries written from her perspective。 I actually teared up at one point because she was just so small and adorable。 。。。more
Tracy
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This is the story of a cat named Carrot and her human family as told from Carrot's point-of-view。 Carrot keeps a diary to tell us all about her life， starting when she's a very young kitten growing up with her cat family， Eventually she meets her new human family， and goes home with them。 We get to follow along as they all grow up together， and Carrot bravely figures out strange human activities， like Christmas， Halloween， and school， Along the way， she also helps her family heal from the loss o This is the story of a cat named Carrot and her human family as told from Carrot's point-of-view。 Carrot keeps a diary to tell us all about her life， starting when she's a very young kitten growing up with her cat family， Eventually she meets her new human family， and goes home with them。 We get to follow along as they all grow up together， and Carrot bravely figures out strange human activities， like Christmas， Halloween， and school， Along the way， she also helps her family heal from the loss of their cat Bailey。 Carrot's story is sweet and heartwarming， and is easy enough for young readers to follow with some help。 The pictures of Carrot and her human sisters are adorable。 This is a great book for long-time fans of Carrot or new ones like me。 I definitely can't wait for more of Carrot's adventures。 Thank you so much to HCI Books， NetGalley， and Carrot and her family for providing me with an ARC in return for my honest opinion。 。。。more
Cat
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I wasn't sure who this book was actually written for initially， but it will work as a picture book for littles and kids just learning to read （with s little help！）。 Cat lovers will easily relate to this book and enjoy it！ Love the photos！I received a Kindle copy from Netgalley in exchange for a fair review。 I wasn't sure who this book was actually written for initially， but it will work as a picture book for littles and kids just learning to read （with s little help！）。 Cat lovers will easily relate to this book and enjoy it！ Love the photos！I received a Kindle copy from Netgalley in exchange for a fair review。 。。。more
Shannon
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I have been a fan of Carrot since the day Erin brought her home as a birthday gift for Abby and Hannah。 This book is absolutely adorable as told from Carrot’s point of view。 She tells us the funny things she does with her human sisters， while subtly teaching readers more about cats。 This book would make an excellent addition to any family library， especially those with younger or school-aged children。 It is loaded with funny stories alongside super cute photos。 Thanks to NetGalley and HCI Books I have been a fan of Carrot since the day Erin brought her home as a birthday gift for Abby and Hannah。 This book is absolutely adorable as told from Carrot’s point of view。 She tells us the funny things she does with her human sisters， while subtly teaching readers more about cats。 This book would make an excellent addition to any family library， especially those with younger or school-aged children。 It is loaded with funny stories alongside super cute photos。 Thanks to NetGalley and HCI Books for this advanced copy。 。。。more
Briar's Reviews
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Sometimes you just need a feel good book and Diary of the Cat Named Carrot is just that！I love cats and that is no shocker to anyone who knows me。 Little fur babies are the best and are quite the interesting creatures - whether they are being lovable and adorable or being the biggest brats you've ever seen （yet you still love them）。 The story of Carrot is a beautiful one。 After the incredible cat named Bailey passed away， Carrot join Erin and her family's lives。 I find some of the best and stran Sometimes you just need a feel good book and Diary of the Cat Named Carrot is just that！I love cats and that is no shocker to anyone who knows me。 Little fur babies are the best and are quite the interesting creatures - whether they are being lovable and adorable or being the biggest brats you've ever seen （yet you still love them）。 The story of Carrot is a beautiful one。 After the incredible cat named Bailey passed away， Carrot join Erin and her family's lives。 I find some of the best and strangest miracles happen when we least expect them or want them to。This book introduces us to Carrot - an orange kitten who is absolutely adorable。 Each journal entry gives us an awesome picture （sometimes comedic， always cute） and documents each and every fun time with the little kitty。 Life changes， people grow and the cat continues to be adorable。I absolutely love this book。 It made my heart warm and reminded me how animals can truly be the true family we need （and it's fun to dress them up， come on）。 I highly recommend this book if you want something that will make you feel good （especially in these awful， dark times）。Five out of five stars。Thank you to NetGalley and HCI Books for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review。 。。。more
Mehsi
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I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review！OMG， finally I could read this adorable book！ There were some file issues so I had to wait a few weeks before it was fixed and I could read it。 I am just so in the mood for something cute （haha， though I have to say also something scary given I am also reading a horror novel at the moment） and this one looked extremely cute！Before I start， I have to say I never heard of Bailey nor never of Carrot。 Maybe I have seen them pop arou I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review！OMG， finally I could read this adorable book！ There were some file issues so I had to wait a few weeks before it was fixed and I could read it。 I am just so in the mood for something cute （haha， though I have to say also something scary given I am also reading a horror novel at the moment） and this one looked extremely cute！Before I start， I have to say I never heard of Bailey nor never of Carrot。 Maybe I have seen them pop around while reading Twitter， but there are just a lot of cats on the internet。 Never too many though， but with the amount of cats I just don’t remember names。I loved the introduction at the beginning， though points up to the paragraph above I don’t know who Bailey was。 But it sounds like Bailey was a very special cat。 I am glad that the family found Carrot。 Who is a bit like Bailey， but also the total opposite。This reminded me of my dwarf hamsters。 After the death of my baby Floof I was hoping for a new girl who would love hugs。 I found Yuki。 But just like how Bailey/Carrot are different but also have same things， Floof and Yuki are also different in ways。 Yuki is way more hyper。 Floof was more a lady。This book is written in a very fun way！ I know the title says Diary of the Cat， but I thought the diary would be written from human POV… it is not。 It is written from the POV of Carrot。 Which made the whole thing even more fun and adorable。 Great decision！ It begins with telling us about her siblings， about the writer and her family， and about her furver home （that is what Carrot calls it， please don’t comment on how it is spelled wrong 😛 ）。 We see how she spends her first year at this family and OMG， I was just squeeing in delight。 I loved seeing her get used to her family， experience all sorts of holidays， see the kids grow up， and so much more。 I just flew through the pages。I do have to note that some things just felt very uncatlike and shattered the illusion that this was written by cat， that this is a diary of a cat。 I mean， I cannot imagine cats being hyped about being spayed。 Neither can I see a cat make promotion for the work that her owner does。 And there were a few other parts。 I would rather have seen those not be included。The photographs？ Purrrrfection。 They were cute and adorable and I loved seeing Carrot grow up。 Go from tiny kitten to big cat。 Along with many costume changes。 Haha。I read that there is also a book about Bailey？ Well， I guess I will have to get that book as well。 Yep， I am planning on buying this book when it comes out。 I definitely want to give it a spot on my shelves。 And Bailey？ Well， I am curious about that cutie！All in all， I would highly recommend this fun and cute book to all！Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess。com/ 。。。more
Chelsea Phipps •chelseas。bookshelf2•
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After following Carrot on Instagram for awhile， I knew I HAD to read this book！ I follow many cats on IG， but what I love about Carrot is how she wears fun clothes and loves her family！ I loved having this book as a collection of pictures and posts throughout the years。 Even though Carrot is dressed up many times throughout this book， you can tell that she does not mind！ Carrot loves playing with the little girls whether it is for a tea party， a car ride or just cuddling on their lap。 They picke After following Carrot on Instagram for awhile， I knew I HAD to read this book！ I follow many cats on IG， but what I love about Carrot is how she wears fun clothes and loves her family！ I loved having this book as a collection of pictures and posts throughout the years。 Even though Carrot is dressed up many times throughout this book， you can tell that she does not mind！ Carrot loves playing with the little girls whether it is for a tea party， a car ride or just cuddling on their lap。 They picked the BEST picture for this cover！ I absolutely love the picture， and I think it accurately portrays Carrot's personality。 The background colors used throughout the book were pleasing to the eye， but did not take away from the photos or paragraph blurb。 This was laid out well， and I know the physical copy of this book with be beautiful。 This is an excellent gift idea for any of Carrot's followers or any cat lover！ 。。。more
Zaba Cita Novine
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I came for cute pet photos， I didn't expect this many kids photos。 I also never understood why people dress up their pets， but it was cute overall。 I came for cute pet photos， I didn't expect this many kids photos。 I also never understood why people dress up their pets， but it was cute overall。 。。。more
LaBibliodeCaro
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As a cat lover， I very much enjoy reading about Cinderella stories for our feline friends。 So when I saw this cute orange floof gracing the cover， I instantly thought of « Streetcat Bob » in Britain。 Carrot’s origin story and fate aren’t quite the same， but it’s just as heart-warming。 So thanks to Allison from HCI Books for sending me the file。 It was a very quick， easy， fun read。 It’s so sweet to go through this lovely family photo album。 The author’s three girls look adorable in all their adve As a cat lover， I very much enjoy reading about Cinderella stories for our feline friends。 So when I saw this cute orange floof gracing the cover， I instantly thought of « Streetcat Bob » in Britain。 Carrot’s origin story and fate aren’t quite the same， but it’s just as heart-warming。 So thanks to Allison from HCI Books for sending me the file。 It was a very quick， easy， fun read。 It’s so sweet to go through this lovely family photo album。 The author’s three girls look adorable in all their adventures with Carrot。 I was pleasantly surprised when I recognised one of the girls from a social media viral post with the family’s previous cat Bailey。Diary of the Cat Named Carrot is a precious read。 I highly recommend it if you love purrfectly feel-good family stories。 。。。more
Tally
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First off， I would like to thank Alison and Erin for sending me a full copy of this book after a technical issue meant I didn’t receive it all。 This is an updated version of my previous review of the book。Diary Of The Cat Named Carrot is a sweet， uplifting short novel following a young cat through her kitten hood days。 It’s organised， as the title suggests as a diary with plenty of colourful backgrounds and photos making it exciting for both adult and child readers alike。 To me personally I foun First off， I would like to thank Alison and Erin for sending me a full copy of this book after a technical issue meant I didn’t receive it all。 This is an updated version of my previous review of the book。Diary Of The Cat Named Carrot is a sweet， uplifting short novel following a young cat through her kitten hood days。 It’s organised， as the title suggests as a diary with plenty of colourful backgrounds and photos making it exciting for both adult and child readers alike。 To me personally I found it very nostalgic， many of the story’s where similar to that of my ginger cat Kiara’s first year of living with us。 Many of the older stories later on in the book remind me of our current cat that has just decided to move in with us after living as a stray for most of his life （also ginger， must be a ginger cat thing）。 I really hope that in the future there are more Carrot novels！ It is a wonderful， light-hearted in site into the world of animal rescue I would recommend it to all animal lovers looking for there next read。 。。。more
Literary Redhead
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What an adorable book， perfect for young readers and anyone who loves felines。 Carrot， a darling orange tabby kitten， is taken with her family to a shelter。 She is blessed to be adopted by a young family with three girls who adore kitties。 Their darling cat Bailey had recently died， and they longed for another to love。 And love Carrot they do — shown in this “diary” of her first year with the sweetest photos of her and the girls。 A must-read for every cat lover！ 5 of 5 Stars Pub Date 30 Mar 2021 What an adorable book， perfect for young readers and anyone who loves felines。 Carrot， a darling orange tabby kitten， is taken with her family to a shelter。 She is blessed to be adopted by a young family with three girls who adore kitties。 Their darling cat Bailey had recently died， and they longed for another to love。 And love Carrot they do — shown in this “diary” of her first year with the sweetest photos of her and the girls。 A must-read for every cat lover！ 5 of 5 Stars Pub Date 30 Mar 2021#DiaryoftheCatNamedCarrot #NetGalleyThanks to Carrot， the author and her girls， HCI BOOKS， and NetGalley for the review copy。 Opinions are mine。 。。。more
Jennifer
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What a sweet book！ As a crazy cat lady much like crazy cat baby Claire， I love cats and Carrot is no exception。 I was very excited to read this even though I follow Carrot on Facebook it was sweet to see her life presented from her perspective。 If you’re a cat lover or have a child who is a cat lover this book would be purr-fect for you！ This book is for long-time and new Carrot fans。
Kgl
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