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I have long been a fan of Simon's Cat. A dozen years ago a friend send me an animated clip of Simon's Cat going through his antics of telling his human to get up and feed him. It was simply hilarious. Simon Tofield has had to be surrounded by cats his entire life in order for him to know cats so well and to be able to apply that knowledge to paper and animation. Of course, the animated little fiend is so much more expressive that the one on paper but none the less funny.

I follow him on YouTube and if ever I'm in a blue funk, Simon's Cat can always make me smile and laugh out loud. This book is good but it makes me want to see and hear that little fella. I can see him in my two cats and only wish I had the creative talent to relay their personalities in print or animation. Kudos to Simon Tofield and his staff.


Tags : Simon's Cat [Simon Tofield] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Simon Tofield's animations have taken YouTube by storm. Now, the feline Internet phenomenon makes his way onto the page in this first-ever book based on the popular animated series. SIMON'S CAT depicts and exaggerates the hilarious relationship between a man and his cat. The daily escapades of this adorable pet,Simon Tofield,Simon's Cat,Grand Central Publishing,0446560065,Form - Comic Strips & Cartoons,Topic - Animals,Cats,Comic books, strips, etc,Comic books, strips, etc.,English wit and humor, Pictorial,Human-animal relationships,Cartoons & comic strips,GENERAL,GRAPHIC SATIRE AND HUMOR,General Adult,HUMOR Form Comic Strips & Cartoons,HUMOR Topic Animals,Humor,HumorTopic - Animals,Non-Fiction,United States

Simon Cat Simon Tofield 9780446560061 Books Reviews

Anyone with existing cats and a new kitten will laugh out loud while reading this book! The facial expressions depicted on these kittys are perfectly done! New kittens are destructive, and this book reminded me to just chill out and enjoy the trade off that our pets give us. The gift of laughter, and the pleasure of big personality in small packages. Kitten Chaos= A fun little read while enjoying a cup of tea...with a cat hair floating in it.
I am a cat lover and love Simon Tofield’s “Simon’s Cat” videos. He captures the personality of cats perfectly! I have bought a few of his books. While the books make me smile, they are no comparison to the animated version. Much prefer the videos.
I've always loved the "Simon's Cat" videos on YouTube, so when I found out that Simon had published a book, buying it was a no-brainer. I enjoyed the book, although I think a lot of the humor from the videos didn't translate well to print. I think that the reason for that has to do with the humor from the videos being based much more on "real life". Even when the cat does things that aren't possible for a real cat to do (wield a baseball bat, point at his mouth), it's still cat-like, because you know that if a real cat could, he would -- they were anthropomorphic versions of real cat behavior. Besides which, those sorts of things were a minimum in the videos -- most of the time, the cat was doing things like meowing to get his owner's attention, rubbing up against his owner, crouching to spring at a fly (while making that hunting "chittering" noise cats make) -- in other words, real cat behavior.

I'd say probably 3/4 of the book is non-cat behavior. Nor is it anthropomorphic versions of real cat behavior -- the cat does everything from befriend a garden gnome to tease a hedgehog by sticking leaves on its spines.

Still, even despite that, I'd still give the book four out of five stars. Even if something was lost in "translation", it still was an amusing book, and worth a read or two. The borderless cartoons and lack of captions (or any sort of text) let it flow in a way I found attractive and refreshing. And even if Simon's cat's shenanigans weren't cat-like, they were at least still funny.
This is the third book in the Simon's cat print series. There is no real continuity issue across the series, and the characters are just stand-ins for characters you might know. Overall there is little substance or depth, but that's not what this is all about, it's about making you smile, as you can relate to the actions of the cat (and now kitten). And at this, as a cat person, it is likely to excel.

What makes this book interesting was that whilst the first two were about the cat exploring the home and then the backyard / beyond the fence, this book has the added layer of being about sibling rivalry and kids being mischievous to each other or their parent. So the new character, which unlike book two's hedgehog and birds, has a much clearer defined role and makes it easier to relate to.

As per usual Tofield's drawings are gorgeous, and it is easy to relate to the situations. Also featured are the dog, the hedgehogs and birds make a return and (my favorite) the turtle. The reason I'm dropping a point is this there are stickers that come with the book, but the page is bound into the middle of the book, so you can't really remove them, without having a blank page or a missing drawing. Its not a big deal because they are gorgeous and if they had not been bound in odds are you'd loose them ) .

The other reason is there is a guide of how to draw the various characters and this is fantastic but he left out the turtle, and that's just an outrage!

If you enjoy the videos and either of the previous books (or are a cat person), odds are you'll enjoy this one. I think title is distinctly better than the second, though maybe not quite as good as the first.
As stated above, I can't help loving the adorable little gourmand kitty and internet sensation known only as "Simon's Cat". I love the cartoons on YouTube and although this book is mostly stills from the various cartoons which feature "the kitten", (a creature loathed by "Simon's Cat" in the spirit of how Garfield feels about Nermil) it's still very cute and good for laughs. And there is content that is drawn specifically for this book, don't get me wrong.

Whether through the animated toons or the books, every cat owner will find a behavior that will make you think to yourself "That's my cat! My cat dives me nuts with that! How did they capture the behavior so perfectly??" Animator/creator Simon Tofield brings so many kitty quirks to his drawings (animated on YouTube and still on paper) it's really hard not to enjoy them. What can I say? Simon's Cat just makes me happy. I got this ebook on sale for $1.99 and that's about what I want to pay for it. I have a very hard time wrapping my mind around spending 8 or 9 bucks for ANY book, much less one that can be read in about ten minutes, (even if that book is REALLY cute!) but my beef with the rising cost of e-books is for some other place. If you just want to giggle at some cute cat drawings, you'd be hard pressed to do better than the little fatty known as "Simon's Cat".
I have long been a fan of Simon's Cat. A dozen years ago a friend send me an animated clip of Simon's Cat going through his antics of telling his human to get up and feed him. It was simply hilarious. Simon Tofield has had to be surrounded by cats his entire life in order for him to know cats so well and to be able to apply that knowledge to paper and animation. Of course, the animated little fiend is so much more expressive that the one on paper but none the less funny.

I follow him on YouTube and if ever I'm in a blue funk, Simon's Cat can always make me smile and laugh out loud. This book is good but it makes me want to see and hear that little fella. I can see him in my two cats and only wish I had the creative talent to relay their personalities in print or animation. Kudos to Simon Tofield and his staff.