The Cat and the Curmudgeon by Amory, Cleveland - 1990

Boston: Little, Brown & Company. As New in Very Good dust jacket 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Marfree, acidfree F/Fine 1stEd red & green binding, lightly rubbed unclipped dj; no names, not marked-in, underscored, clearance or discard. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours.##; 1.2 x 8.1 x 5.8 Inches; 295 pages; From Publishers WeeklyPolar Bear the Christmas cat is back, continuing to thwart Amory, his keeper. Featured in the bestselling The Cat Who Came for Christmas , Polar Bear became a celebrity, but refused to act like one. Amory tries to improve the cat's socialization with cat videos (Mews and Feather Report), but Polar Bear is more interested in his fan mail with its gifts of catnip. Amory tries to train himself to train the cat, without result. Visiting Black Beauty Ranch in Texas--the refuge operated by the Fund for Animals--the author recalls the Fund's rescue of the Grand Canyon burros, wild goats of San Clemente Island and wild horses from the Nevada desert. Polar Bear, somehow, behaves when meeting the refugees, including Nim, the chimpanzee trained in sign language. On a later visit to Martha's Vineyard, Amory finds an orphaned white kitten, Polar Star. Pet owners and animal lovers will enjoy these lighthearted tales. Copyright 1990 Reed. From School Library JournalYA-- In the 12 years since Amory rescued Polar Bear in The Cat Who Came for Christmas (Little, 1987), he has been thoroughly trained by his feline owner. Amory pokes great fun at himself while heaping praise upon his beloved cat. Although most of the anecdotes are humorous, light reading, the section on cruelty to animals by individuals and institutions is serious. Students would find this chapter, which includes Amory's stance on medical research, useful for debates or reports, while the further adventures of this entertaining duo will please animal lovers.- Judy Sokoll, Fairfax County Public Library, VACopyright 1991 Reed .