Cat Got Your Tongue?

A vibrantly illustrated collection of cat-related proverbs and idioms collected from around the world—by the New York Times bestselling author of Tiny But Mighty and Cats of the World,beloved by millions online as the Kitten Lady. There’s more than one way to get the job doneor as they say in Finland“There are many wayssaid Grandmawhile wiping the table with a cat. . . .” In this charminggift-worthy collectionrenowned kitten rescuerhumane educatorand author Hannah Shaw shares 60 feline-focused phrases gathered during her worldwide travels as an animal advocate. Perfect for cat loverslanguage nerdsand avid travelersCat Got Your Tongue? presents each saying in its native language along with an English translationa simple explanation of its meaning and useand a delightful illustration by New Yorker cartoonist Sophie Lucido Johnson. For example: • Portuguese: “Quem não tem cão caça com gato” or “One who has no dog hunts with a cat” (we must make do with the resources we have). • Yiddish: “Vern zol fun dir a blintshikun di kats zol dikh khapn” or “May you turn into a blintz and be snatched by a cat” (a curse expressing ill will). • Dutch: “De kat op het spek binden” or “tie the cat to the bacon” (to forbid something that’s very temptinglike kids with a cookie jar). Featuring proverbs from IndiaFranceChinaMalaysiaTürkiyeHollandand many more—in languages from Arabic to Spanish—this enchanting little book reveals the central role that cats play in cultures everywherewhether to impart a wise piece of adviceinsult a rude neighboror as they say in Romaniato “look like the cat at a calendar” (appear very confused).