Monday, March 2, 2015

National Read Across America Day


In honor of National Read Across America Day, we'd like to offer up the #1 selection on our Recommended Reading List: Rescued. 



Rescued features the story of my Mentor, The Tonk who Came Before, and the one this blog was named for: Ryker.


Ryker taught me all his best moves.
Seriouslies.

Of course, I may have improved upon them somewhat...but I digress.



The most important thing you need to know about this book, though, is who it helps.
A portion of Rescued's sales go to the shelters that have been paw-picked by each author.  

There are 12 stories in the anthology...and 12 months in the year.
Each author has their own month where sales are directed to their shelter of choice.

Our shelter is Great Plains SPCA. Our month begins now.


www.greatplainsspca.org

Please consider buying a copy for yourself! Not only will you be able to wrap your paws around an anthology featuring the rescue stories of 12 unique cats, you'll be helping out a shelter that desperately needs it.

Last year, Great Plains - whose capacity is 175 cats - reached a population of almost 800 within a matter of months. This extreme overpopulation threatened not only their No Kill status, but their very existence as well. You can read all about their story here.

They're heading into kitten season again, with a population already at 155. Any donation, large or small, will help. Purchasing a copy of Rescued is one way to do this.

And when buying from us, you'll also receive a 'pawtographed' bookplate with Ryker's actual, very own signature from the Rainbow Bridge designed especially for you by Glogirly!


This pawprint was kindly taken by the emergency clinic,
as a keepsake for us to remember him by.
We've made it into a bookplate, personalized just for you.

Bookplate will be personalized
above Ryker's paw print

We've put a "Buy Now" PayPal button right here at the top of our sidebar.
One easy click, and your very own Pawtographed copy will be on its way to you!

 The Best Way to Spend
Read Across America Day?

At your local shelter.

The next time you volunteer, take a book along, too.
One of the best things you can to to help shelter cats is to spend time with them. Creating a lap for them to sit on is a great way to help provide them with much-needed exposure to humans.

Reading is a mostly quiet exercise, without a lot of scary noises or fast movement that might unsettle a skittish cat or overstimulate an energetic one. It's what we call cat enrichment, and it truly does help shelter cats become more adoptable.

Reading with a shelter cat gives them much-needed snuggle time - and hey, it's fun! Photo: TheGiantVermin

May we recommend Rescued as the ideal book for this?
On behalf of all shelter cats everywhere who will benefit from this - thank you.

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34 comments:

  1. Great idea. Have a marvellous Monday.
    Best wishes Molly

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  2. That bookplate is so incredibly touching. And I love the idea of just sitting and reading with a shelter cat...so simple yet so important.

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  3. we have some kids that come into the rescue to read. :) mom can't wait to get our copy. she wants to read it before maybe ordering one for the kid

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  4. I didn't realize your Mom had a story in Rescued. The pawprint makes it extra special.

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  5. Rescued is such a wonderful book. I loved reading Ryker's story.

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  6. I won a copy of Rescued from Brian's blog, and we are waiting for it to come. Mom will try to think of somebody we can gift a copy to so she can buy another. We think Great Plains is a wonderful shelter from all you have written about it.

    And what a handsome fella Ryker was!

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  7. Pricilla is giving a copy of Rescued away! When she has to buy the copy she will buy it from you.

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    1. That's sooo exciting! Thanks so much for hosting a giveaway!!! (And for buying from us :-)

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  8. Ooooooooooh....Ryker...*sniff* my bro from 'nuther mudder,I misses yoo and our barfisodes scheming. But to get a signed pawtograph from yoo from da Rainbow Bridge is...well it just fabulosios! AND it gonna help other kitties too. It a win win! Oh mom...MOM...I's gonna needs more itty bitty pocket kitteh tissues,just buy a crate ok?

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  9. The book is on my top list to read! I'd love to read Ryker's story.
    That keepsake is beautiful xoxo

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  10. can i haz mine pawtographed from the three additional members of A Tonk's Tail?

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    1. when I click on buy now, it just takes me to Paypal.com. no added information is on there..weird

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    2. Whewwwww....what a day! We finally got mommy to fix it for us!!!

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    3. And YES. I'd be VERY happy to Purrsonally Pawtograph it for you Aunt Connie. ~ Faraday

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  11. That book looks like such a great, touching read. Congratulations on being part of the book. You're a little star... a star with a purpose.

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  12. guys...way kewl & veree awesum oh ryker ta paw toe graff...we hope him haz meeted up with gram paw dude & sauce & R cuzinz ♥♥♥♥♥ heerz ta sellin a trazillion copeez ~~~

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  13. We want to read this too. When we click on BUY IT the link only takes us to the sign in title page for PayPal, is that right?

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    1. It's fixed now - we promise!! Thanks so much for your patience!

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  14. A little birdie (Yeah, a bird. Some of my sources are birds, okay? Oh my gosh, I am SO gonna blog 'bout that sometime.) told me that the Rescued book is just about the best book to come out this year. It's an absolutely MUST-read, for sure.

    Purrs,
    Nissy

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    1. MOL! Uh, BIRDS as a source? Don't let the trout talkin' tabbies here that! Heeee! We hear there's *another* pawesome story - or two - in there as wel! ;-)

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  15. We are SO looking forward to reading Rescued. It's so, so exciting to know that so many of our friends' stories are featured AND that shelters and rescues will be helped by sales of the book.

    Happy Dr. Seuss Day!

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  16. That book looks like a must-read ! We love the pawprint bookplate, that's a very touching idea. Purrs

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  17. Dat's so pawsum and what a gweat memowial.

    Luv ya'

    Dezi and Lexi

    Sorry it wuldn't let us comment fwum anywhere els today.

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  18. Being Canadian Cats, we wish it was Read Across The World Day! And wes LOVES the Rescued books! Mes and Kozmo is rescues with awful stories,
    Kisses
    Nellie

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  19. The bookplate is a touching added bonus this month!

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  20. Awesome! Did you know we posted a review/giveaway of Rescued yesterday?

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  21. We can't wait to get our copy of this book.

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  22. This books like a must read! Great pictures, too!

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  23. I'm going over to buy a copy now. I just know we'll love it because we'll see a couple of stories of our pals.

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  24. We can't wait to have Mom read to us about Ryker and all the other featured kitties. Ryder was a seriously handsome cat. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo

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  25. We are going to order one, maybe have it sent to a US pal for shipping as $18 seems a lot. Maybe it isn't though. We are sharing this lots!

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Coolio! A comment? For US?