This contest is open to anyone and everyone who visits this blog (even if this is your first time). Winner receives a free copy of The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap: a memoir of friendship, community, and the uncommon pleasure of a good book. Books will be mailed to winners.
This is one of the foster kittens currently resident in our bookstore. Have at! Put your (family-friendly) caption in the comments; contest closes July 20. St. Martin’s Press is sponsoring seven contests in all between now and Oct. 2.
Wendy Welch: Books, Yarn, Cats, Opioids 
“Isn’t anyone going to read to me tonight?”
I wish I could read. *sigh*
Mosley? I wanted Milne!
“Oh no! I hope they don’t look behind the romances”.
This is a good one. I am reconsidering entering…how can I beat that?
ha! Is this your entry? ;]
These entries are so terrifically cute. They are all winners!
Can I cuddle while you read? Please?
What do you mean you don’t have the book I wanted. sniff sniff. What a sad face on this baby.
“My name is little Bo Bo. Can I lay on your belly while you read me a happy story?”
Nothing like a good book to keep you up all night.
I’ll Help You Find the Purrfect Book!
Um, that’s not a bookmark that I left back there!
Oh Walter (Mosley), I’m too little to contemplate the plight of African Americans in LA AND try to solve your mysteries!
but I wanted to read the book about the birds.
Aaahhhh — perfect place for a cat nap (after a quick read)!!
I eat BIG words one sylla-bite at a time.
“Now, where did I leave my bi-focals?”
Was that two jumps up or two jumps down to get to that great sleeping spot?
“Of Mice and Men” is checked out already? Fine, I’ll have to make do with a copy of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”
Oops!!! They’ll never believe it was me!
Of all the books shops in the world … She had to come in to mine .
Oh, I was looking for “The Cat in the Hat”, not this Micely guy…oops, I mean Mosley…
OK Guys spread out, mom is here somewhere.
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This blog is great. Keep it up, hugs.
I shouldn’t have stayed up all night reading Cujo…
Noop, I will not read about Furless Jones. That’s where I draw the line!
I am sooooo outa my league here. I want my mommy.
I love your blog…we are in Mendota…must get over there!
“Isn’t anyone going to read to me tonight?” — Perfect! (=
What do you mean I’m too young to read that?
Whaddya mean, Poe’s cat was black?
This grown-up part scares me I want to go back where the little kittie books are.
Hi! This is my entry for the contest: “Now is the purrfect time for reading!” 😉
Pick me! Pick me!
But that was MY book.