Breaking Cat News: Cats Reporting on the News that Matters to Cats

Breaking Cat News follows three feline reporters who deliver news broadcasts about household events from a distinctly cat perspective. Elvis, Puck, and Lupin anchor their own news station from inside their human family's home, treating mundane occurrences as breaking stories worthy of investigative journalism. The cats cover essential topics like empty food bowls, mysterious vacuum cleaners, and the arrival of packages at the front door. Their reporting includes on-the-scene coverage, in-depth interviews with other household pets, and special weather updates about sunny windowsills. The book's format mirrors real television news, complete with anchor desks, field reporting segments, and commercial breaks. Georgia Dunn's illustrations capture both the serious demeanor of news broadcasting and the inherent humor of cats attempting human professionalism. The narrative explores themes of perspective and the gap between human and feline priorities, revealing how the smallest domestic moments can become epic adventures through a cat's eyes.

Readers appreciate the comic's capturing of authentic cat behaviors and personalities, with many noting how accurately it reflects their own cats' quirks. The art style and humor resonates with both children and adults, with several reviews mentioning they read it together as a family. Multiple reviews highlight the three main cat characters' distinct personalities and relatable reporting styles. Parents note the book helps children understand pets' perspectives. Cat owners frequently comment that they recognize their own cats' mannerisms in the stories. A few readers found the newspaper reporting format repetitive or felt some jokes didn't land. Some mentioned wanting more complex storylines. Ratings: Goodreads: 4.42/5 (1,200+ ratings) Amazon: 4.8/5 (640+ ratings) Common reader quotes: "Perfect capture of cat logic" "My kids now narrate our cats' activities like news reports" "Made me laugh out loud multiple times" "Wish the stories had more variety"

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🐱 "Breaking Cat News" began as a webcomic on Tumblr in 2014, inspired by Georgia Dunn's real cats Elvis, Lupin, and Puck reporting on household events like empty food bowls and mysterious vacuum cleaners. 📚 The comic gained such popularity online that Andrews McMeel Publishing picked it up for print publication in 2016, making it one of the rare webcomics to successfully transition to traditional publishing. 🎨 Author Georgia Dunn based the cat reporters' personalities on her actual pets: Elvis is the serious anchor cat, Lupin is the dramatic field reporter, and Puck specializes in weather and food-related stories. 📺 The comic's format parodies actual television news broadcasts, complete with "breaking news" banners, field reporting, and weather segments—all from a distinctly feline perspective. 🏆 The series has expanded into multiple books and appears in over 100 newspapers through Andrews McMeel Syndication, proving that cat journalism has a dedicated following among both feline and human readers.