Thank you NetGalley and HarperVia for sending this Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

How to Train Your Human: A Cat’s Guide is a light-hearted, humorous book narrated by Babas, an Italian cat. Most recently, it has been translated from Italian to English with the help of talented primate, Katherine Gregor. As said by Katherine, “[Babas] pays tribute to the cat’s elegance, insightfulness, majesty, shrewdness, adaptability—and ruthlessness.”

Please note: This book is very dangerous in the wrong paws, and I hope my cat should never find it, although I suspect she already has.

How to Train Your Human: A Cat’s Guide shares a hilarious rendition of humanity through the eyes of feline-kind, guiding fellow cats to tame and domesticate apes of their choice. This book proposes beginner to advanced level techniques for educating your human, including topics such as food, seduction, and my personal favourite: choosing a human. Filled with gorgeous charcoal illustrations drawn by Andrea Fellora, this quick read is a golden nugget for those who love cats, putting a voice to many of the feline phenomena that we know and adore.

“We call this human obsession with things thingitis. Thingitis occupies a huge proportion of these creatures’ lives, and we will frequently return to this topic.”

With the invention of new terms such as “thingitis”, Babas crafts humour through wordplay and wit to create a delightful, if not short, read.

I have rated this book a 4/5. Personally, I would have appreciated seeing more of the beautiful feline illustrations scattered throughout the book. I found myself reading this book in multiple sittings which certainly freshened the humour; it was repetitive at times, although that was not necessarily a drawback.

This book is especially designed for cat-lovers and I know that I, for sure, have a cat-trained friend to whom I will be gifting this book.

How to Train Your Human: A Cat's Guide by Babas is an entertaining story about humans from a feline point of view. It was pleasantly funny at times. I've read a few translated books before and I was really pleased with his well done this one was. It's perfect for cat owners looking for a quick read or cats looking for a guide to pick their next human.

Thank you to the publishers for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Very cute, told from the POV of a cat. It was a shorter than I anticipated read, but very cute. Would be good for our middle-school classroom library as the kids love books like this.

Thank you Netgalley and the Publisher for the eARC.

This book definitely gave me some chuckles. I am a cat lover and enjoy observing how my own cat thinks and operates in our house. I didn't always appreciate some of the sarcasm. I expected a lot more illustrations. That would have made this more fun and could have earned another star. Thanks so much for the opportunity to read this ARC.

This is definitely written for the cat lover. Having multiple cats in our household this was a fun read and I would often look over at one of our cats laying next to me after reading sections wondering what they are thinking about me at this moment. It’s a short and quick read that knows what it is and not trying to be something more. Highly recommend for cat lovers.

"How to Train Your Human" is a delightful little training manual written by a cat for cats. The intent is to provide an actionable guide to get the most out of your relationship with your human pet. As someone who is owned by a black cat, I believe my four-legged feline must be familiar with Babas' work since he has tested out practically all of the advice Babas has given, at least once.

I found myself alternately laughing and cringing as instructions were shared for how to properly train your human to do whatever you wanted. This included some essential background information as well to provide a solid understanding of what makes human pets tick.

Thank to you Babas, HarperVia, and NetGalley for an advance review copy.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance reader copy of this story. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

As a biped owned by three cats, I recognize the training methods and behaviors in this textbook. The cats have laid out the steps in a logical manner, as one would expect from a cat. All in all they are kind in their opinions and thoughts on the humans in their lives. There is much humor to be found in its pages. I should go now; my cat needs my thumbs to open a can of food. Such is the life of a cat owner.

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I read this with one of my four cats sitting on my lap. It was so fun and as I was reading I found sections that reminded me of each one of my cats(most of the time all of the my fur babies fit the bill!) it made me realize though that I am an extremely well trained human. It was such a cute book. I would recommend reading in multiple sittings so you can have more time to get some laughs in!

Laugh-out-loud, brought to tears funny, this book genuinely sounds as if Babas can read the minds of our feline friends. The voice is brilliant, showing a sense of lovable disdain for humans and the strange things—at least in the eyes of felines—we do for our furry companions. Babas’ humor brought this book right up to my top reads of 2024 so far, and I cannot wait to see what else she has in store. This is a must read for all cat lovers.

This is a really fun book told from the perspective of a cat or cats about how to train humans. I think cat owners or animal lovers in general would enjoy this! As someone who has two cats, I found this funny and entertaining. I also think it's very unique. If you're looking for a fun lighthearted read, I would recommend this! Special Thank You to Babas, HarperVia and NetGalley for allowing me to read a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.

A humorous and heartwarming guide for all cat lovers who have ever translated what their cats may be thinking! This book was so much fun and simply a joy to read! I thank Netgalley and HarperVia for the opportunity to read and review this book.

A super fun and quick read that hilariously details what cats really think of humans and our ways. Babas does a great job of giving a voice to cats and their eccentricities, but the jokes get a bit repetitive if you sit down to read this in one go. Still, I'm sure cat lovers/owners/slaves would love all the cute little observations about their feline companions.

Happy thanks to NetGalley and HarperVia for the fun read!

If you are a cat lover or know someone who is, you have to buy this book. I’m one of those solitary individuals who was more inclined to be trained and my cats did a great job training me. It is a light-hearted book written from a cat’s perspective on how to train their humans. It could have been written by my cats. It was interesting how spot on the training behaviors are now that I look back.

Thank you to the author, HarperVia, and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) copy of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

This was such a fun read and a fun perspective to read from. This is a great palate cleanser and very wholesome. After finishing I just wanted to hug my cat.

Thank you to Netgalley and HarperVia for a copy of this book. It is out April 2nd. I definitely recommend it as a fun read and a gift for any of your cat-lover friends and family!

How to Train Your Human
by Babas
Pub Date April 02,2024
What a fun POV of how a cat finds their human(s). Its so much fun!! We all know that the cats are in charge and we are just here to do what they want. We need to admit that we are here to to just make their lives easier. Our world revolves around the cats of the world as it should be.

Thank you to HarperVia and NetGalley for the ARC in return for my honest review. Go find your next adventure in black and white in a good book. Momstr

This was a delightful short book, written from the point of view of a cat, on how to train their human.

Translated from the Italia, this was a fun and witty quick read. I loved the references to the "primates" (humans) and our quirky behaviors. Having been a cat own for many years, I could swear that one of my cats had written this. It describes common cat behaviors in terms of activities that they need to do to impress on us how we need to work for them. It also covers how cat's need to choose their human and work on training them correctly, to end up with the perfect relationship.

While a lot of the book covered cat behaviors that I recognized, I did find I learned a few new things at the same time.

Great short read.

Received an advanced copy for free in return for an honest review.

It’s cute and informative. The translator did a great job of keeping the tone to be a mock informative guide. I have read translated books before and I felt like this one was very well done. The humor was very much intact. I was having a lot of fun while reading. I really enjoyed how the cats were not made out to be evil but more mischievous or confused by human actions. The illustrations were cute but honestly I didn’t understand why they were in the book. I wish they had captions or showed a scene from the book. In all, a short and fun informative guide which every cat owner can relate with and every cat can learn from.ok_show_action=false

Anyone who has ever shared a home with a cat will find this book to be amusing. Told from the cat's viewpoint, the book covers such topics as selecting a human, training your human to pet you, interactions with humans, vocalizations, and other pertinent topics for cats to know and study. Specific examples of kitty case studies add to the merriment. One of the best parts of the book is the line drawings of felines.

I received this book from the publisher and from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed here are my own.

Beware: Do not let your cat read this book! I think mine already did. This is a hilarious how-to book, written from the cat’s perspective. If you share your life with cats, you will recognize most or all of these behaviors. I thoroughly enjoyed it! I received a complimentary copy of this book and chose to write a voluntary, unbiased review.

I wish this was funnier or more inventive than a collection of cliches you might hear from anthropomorphizing pet owners, that make for small talk and snickers. This is not a long read and yet it drags. The charcoal cat artwork peppered through the book is quite beautiful though.