One day Tabby gets stuck in the cat flap. (Note to Daddies: if I had a cat flap, I would run around outside all the time, and then you would not think I am flabby!) So the family in the book take Tabby to the vet.
How mean!
And the vet makes a suggestion...which the family do: get a kitten. Hmm. Daddy Tim and Trent are always saying that Banjo used to be fat; maybe that's why they got me...The kitten in this book is a little orange boy cat. He beats Tabby to her dish and eats all her food and then runs around...Tabby falls asleep. (That sounds like Banjo, not me. I run around; he falls asleep. He is grey like Tabby and I am orange like the little boy kitten...maybe that is why Daddy Tim brought me this book {Daddy Tim Editorial note: no, I brought it to Bubble because she's getting flabby...like Tabby}).
Then Tabby watches one of her big humans exercise along with another human on the big glowey box...just like Daddy Trent does every morning...And Tabby decides to exercise along. I do that with Daddy Trent! It takes some work, but Tabby gets lean...and beats the kitten to the food dish. They play together and then have a nap together. Tabby is no longer flabby!
Daddy Tim thinks he is so funny bringing me this book. {Daddy Tim editorial note: no, I think Bubble is getting flabby}. Well, I like the story, but I am not inactive and flabby. I am just a big girl. I run around all the time. I already exercise with Daddy Trent. I don't have a cat flap to get stuck in. And I have a Banjo to chase. I do like Britta Teckentrup's pictures. Banjo recommended her "Grumpy Cat" I remember that (and he IS grumpy!) I think little humans who like cats will enjoy this book, and I think they would agree that I am not as Flabby as Tabby.
Today's tip for Cat Children of Human People (CaCHuPs): Your human won't always understand what you want. They don't speak Kitty. You can try pantomiming what you want like sitting at the door and touching it with your paw and looking at the door and touching it again...or licking the bottom of your empty food dish and asking politely for more...but humans can be ding-dongs sometimes. You can repeat your request until you are blue in the whiskers, and sometimes they won't get it...so you just have to live with their limitations. Yep. That's the tip. You can try to communicate with them. You can repeat yourself. You can show them what you want...but they won't always understand. They have nice laps, and they have thumbs. They know where to find cans of fish...and sometimes they do what you want them to. So if they aren't understanding that you need to go out to see what the squirrels are up to...just remember they are trying to serve you well; they're doing their best. Have a sit in their lap, look cute and try again later...maybe then they'll get it.