Ten Speed Press

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There's more than one way to get the job done, or as they say in Finland, "There are many ways, said Grandma, while wiping the table with a cat..." In this charming, gift-worthy collection, renowned kitten rescuer, humane educator, and author Hannah Shaw shares 60 feline-focused phrases gathered during her worldwide travels as an animal advocate. Perfect for cat lovers, language nerds, and avid travelers, Cat Got Your Tongue? presents each saying in its native language along with an English translation, a simple explanation of its meaning and use, and a delightful illustration. Featuring proverbs from India, France, China, Malaysia, Türkiye, Holland, and many more-in languages from Arabic to Spanish-this enchanting little book reveals the central role that cats play in cultures everywhere.

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Stitch Head was the first creation to be born-and the first to be forgotten. He's the adorably monstrous creation of Professor Erasmus Erasmus, a man who has breathed life into over three hundred creatures with all manner of fangs, tails, and eyes. But as good as Erasmus is at giving life, he's equally bad at taking care of it. And so the duty falls to Stitch Head to ensure his siblings don't tear Castle Grotteskew apart. Despite having a handle on the threats within the castle, however, no one is prepared for the conniving Mr. F-the ringleader of a traveling circus of wonders and oddities-to show up at Grotteskew's front door. He offers Stitch Head a new chance at family-one that will make him known by the whole world and forgotten by no one. As Stitch Head will learn, not every monster is a meanie...and some seemingly normal folk can be the nastiest beasts of all!