Deciphering cat language: 10 cat-centric books to read on International Cat Day 2024

MANILA, Philippines — First-time cat parents can read pieces of advice on how they can better understand their feline babies. Why do cats love doing a staring contest with their humans or why do they rub themselves on their human's legs? 

For those who love a bit of feline action to their fiction, there are books that they can read on top of tips to be good cat parents with books on cats and everything feline this International Cat Day. 

The International Cat Day is celebrated annually every August 8, a commemoration that was started by the International Fund for Animal Welfare in 2002. 

Today, the annual celebration that aims to spread awareness on the health and protection of cats has been passed to not-for-profit British organization International Cat Care in 2020. 

Readers who love to know cat language or who just love to read about their favorite pet in adventure stories can check out these titles curated by Fully Booked. These titles include cat parenting 101, several Japanese novels and even some novels written by Filipino authors. 

Among the must-reads for cat lovers in the fiction category is the classic 1905 satirical piece "I Am A Cat" by Sôseki Natsume. 

The novel is a notable Japanese work that pokes fun at the upper middle class of Japanese society during the Meiji era of Japan, which occured from 1868 to 1912. 

Sôseki's novel was written from 1904 to 1906 and features a nameless stray cat's thoughts on the people he encounters during one of Japan's crucial time in history. 

Every human cat parent will have those days that they will be left wondering what their feline pet is trying to convey through the cat's stares, meows or rubs. 

Babas' "How to Train Your Human" is touted as a good read or introduction to first-time cat parents who are still finding their footing in understanding their cats. 

The book is uniquely educational as it features a reverse point of view of the cat trying to teach their humans what a cat could mean by a particular gesture or sound. The book has been translated to 14 languages. 

This is another helpful title for cat parents who are still confused or are getting mixed signals from their beloved feline pet. 

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