Mister Kitty and His Pride

About the Book

Mister Kitty and His Pride are true tales of my familys’ pets. These were wonderful, one-of-a-kind and loving felines. To commemorate their lives, I wrote this book. Laugh and enjoy the carefree fun as Mister Kitty rules over his Pride with love. They caper through the house showing off their own little personalities. Peace no more when the cats go wild. Mister Kitty is quite funny when he falls over his son Felix, who loved to lie across the doorjamb. Every time we’d call for Smoky, he’d run into something, trip over something or just plain-out have a hard time moving his gangly self around. We called Sassie pregasaurus because she grew so large. Her hunger never ceased and she gorged herself with left over turkey us kids sweet talked mom into giving her during one Thanksgiving. Chester would not eat meat, only vegetables he’d steal out of the grocery sacks. Now how he managed to unwrap lettuce with out tearing the whole thing apart is still a favorite family debate.  Sassie enjoys her hand-sewn dresses. Smoky cries all day when Rowe-Rowe ran off in the neighborhood. Chester becomes Mama Sassies favorite as he helps baby-sit her new kits. The White Triplets are loads of fun as they explore their world around them. Thumbalina loved to hum in her own kitty way and was so beautiful dancing around. She had a silly way of moving her dainty paws that made it look like ballet. Patches is ferocious as she fights her way into our hearts for a home. Everyday events in our house that these little critters warmed our hearts with, like Chester worming his way into my lap to cuddle while I sew. Each poem portrays a part of their lives as their loving hearts entwined with ours.

About the Author

        April R. Wilder began writing at the age of nine. Starting first with school and local newspapers. Using her maiden, pen and married names of Wilder, Vasquez, and Bowen. In 1991, she was awarded a Certificate Of Merit by the World of Poetry for  “The Wilder Beast”. This poem appeared in their anthology Our Worlds’ Most Treasured Poems. In 1994, “Wordless”, appeared in Famous Poets Anthology by the Famous Poets Society. They inducted her into the Homer Honor Society of International Poets and honored her with the Diamond Homer Trophy. In 1995 Cader Publishing Ltd. published “Tears of Pain” in Perspectives. In 1996, Cader Publishing Ltd. again printed  “Deaths’ Child” in Shadows and Light. The Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum published in 1997 Treasured Poems of America containing “Authors’ Reach”. Formally inducted into The International Society of Poets in 2001 as an International Poet of Merit and Honored member of The International Society of Poets for the poem “Father”, published in The Silence Within and set to a cd album called “The Sound of Poetry”. The Famous Poets Society, in their 2004 addition of On The Wings Of Poetry, publishes her Poem “We Stand”.                               

        These are just a few published through contests. She has published with Free Time Magazine and Hobbies Etc. Appearing in her local newspapers, many of her community members love and appreciate her efforts. She is self-taught: studying great classical poets, textbooks, articles and from gleaning minds of authors she grew up around. Her greatest teacher, mentor and encourager is her Father-Gary Wilder. She is happily married to her handsome soul mate and shares five beautiful children with him. Her inspirations are her family and friends. Oh yes and the color yellow! April says “My writing isn’t complete until I see the smile on their faces.”