{"id":762,"date":"2018-05-17T03:47:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T01:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/?p=762"},"modified":"2021-10-18T11:00:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T09:00:26","slug":"belle-cat-whiskers-mat-publication-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/belle-cat-whiskers-mat-publication-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Belle Cat, Whiskers on My Mat &#8211; Publication Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Belle Cat, Whiskers on My Mat &#8211; Publication Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/MyBook.to\/BelleCat\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"816\" data-attachment-id=\"763\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/belle-cat-whiskers-mat-publication-day\/belle-cat-patricia-furstenberg-final-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Belle-Cat.-Patricia-Furstenberg.-FINAL-COVER.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"816,816\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Belle Cat. Patricia Furstenberg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Belle-Cat.-Patricia-Furstenberg.-FINAL-COVER.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Belle-Cat.-Patricia-Furstenberg.-FINAL-COVER.jpg\" alt=\"Belle Cat, Whiskers on my mat by Patricia Furstenberg\" class=\"wp-image-763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Belle-Cat.-Patricia-Furstenberg.-FINAL-COVER.jpg 816w, https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Belle-Cat.-Patricia-Furstenberg.-FINAL-COVER-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Belle-Cat.-Patricia-Furstenberg.-FINAL-COVER-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Belle-Cat.-Patricia-Furstenberg.-FINAL-COVER-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Belle Cat, Whiskers on my mat by Patricia Furstenberg<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B07CV7ZKRF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon UK<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07CV7ZKRF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon US<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Belle-Cat-Whiskers-my-mat-ebook\/dp\/B07CV7ZKRF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Canada<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Belle-Cat-Whiskers-my-mat-ebook\/dp\/B07CV7ZKRF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Australia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/Belle-Cat-Whiskers-my-mat-ebook\/dp\/B07CV7ZKRF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Japan .<\/a> Read what others say about it on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/40036578-belle-cat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goodreads<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What would you do if a kitty needed you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a stray cat, lost and hurt, is given a second chance she grabs it with all of her&#8230; paws!<br>Based on a true love story between a cat and her human, told with compassion and humor.<br>Insightful <em><strong>images<\/strong> <\/em>of the real cat Belle are included to support this poem.<br><em><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Additional fun, educational chapters:<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>&nbsp;&#8220;Did you know? Fun-tastic cat facts&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; Interesting cat facts for young and old.<\/li><li><em><strong>&#8220;Say what? What is a cat&#8217;s tail saying?&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; Understand the secret language cats and kittens use by moving their tails.<\/li><li><em><strong>&#8220;How to&#8230; Tracking pet cats&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em>&#8211; Just like the big cats, house cats leave footprints everywhere! Be a pet detective in your own back yard.<br>True story, pet rescue.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read my Book Launch Guest Post on wonderful Nayu&#8217;s book blog <a href=\"http:\/\/nayusreadingcorner.blogspot.co.za\/2018\/05\/book-launch-with-guest-blog-post-belle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coming soon: As Good As Gold and its fantastic <a href=\"http:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/as-good-as-gold-book-blog-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blog Tour<\/a>, 21-25 May 2018!<a href=\"http:\/\/mybook.to\/AsGoodAsGold\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"765\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/belle-cat-whiskers-mat-publication-day\/3d-paperback-no-shadow-fixed\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3D-paperback-no-shadow-fixed.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"484,598\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"As Good As Gold, paperback &amp;#8211; Patricia Fursteberg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3D-paperback-no-shadow-fixed.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-765 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3D-paperback-no-shadow-fixed-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3D-paperback-no-shadow-fixed-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3D-paperback-no-shadow-fixed.jpg 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belle Cat Whiskers on My Mat &#8211; Publication Day. 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