Skinny the Cat and the Magic of Kindness

When Skinny, a neighbor's scrawny rescue cat, sets out to win the affection of the author's own cantankerous kitty, at first the fur flies-but Skinny knows a secret that can change the world: how to love with unwavering persistence.

When Skinny, a neighbor's scrawny rescue cat, sets out to win the affection of the author's own cantankerous kitty, at first the fur flies-but Skinny knows a secret that can change the world: how to love with unwavering persistence. For weeks, Skinny faithfully showed up at the author's door hoping to get a glimpse of her feline princess-sometimes getting a triple right paw punch for his pains. But her unlovable behavior never stopped him from loving her. Skinny will open your heart, too: he's the cat who not only refused to give up, but who showed an entire community the miracles that can happen when you practice loving kindness. Skinny reminds us that those who appear to be the least deserving of our compassion and gentleness often need it the most, and that loving those who seem unlovable offers healing for ourselves and for the planet. When we allow ourselves to be touched by this peacekeeper, and are inspired to emulate him, we can spur the ripple effect of kindness out into the world. A funny, captivating tale complete with heart-warming photographs, Skinny the Cat and the Magic of Kindness will take its place with those beloved animal stories that have changed our lives forever.

In addition to her writing and love of animals, Donna is a voice actor, singer, and songwriter whose songs have appeared in network television shows and major feature films including Mr. Woodcock, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Unit, The Shield and Dawson’s Creek, and is an active member of the Screen Actors Guild, AFTRA, and BMI. Represented for voice-over by William Morris Endeavor in Beverly Hills, her abundant national commercial credits range from Macy’s to United Airlines to Suzuki - just to name a few. Some of the numerous audio book titles she’s recorded are: The Death and Life of American Cities by Jane Jacobs, Sydney Sheldon’s, Tell Me Your Dreams; Tami Hoag’s, Taken by Storm; Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George; Laura Zigman’s, Animal Husbandry; Dana Reinhardt’s, Harmless, and Female Intelligence, by Jane Heller. Donna was also featured as the character BT in the premier season of the Japanese anime series .hack//Sign. Originally from the small town of Lancaster, Ohio, the Los Angeles–based writer comes from a family of five singer-musicians and currently resides in Venice Beach, California with her husband, Robert Feist, owner of Ravenswork Studios, along with their seventeen-year old cat, Bhava, newly adopted Maddie, and of course … the rest of those crazy cats.