Diary of the Cat Named Carrot

By Erin Merryn

Celebrate a year in the life of The Cat Named Carrot, as she goes from humble beginnings in a shelter to a loving home with a family of three adorable little girls and internet stardom.

Bailey was certainly no ordinary cat—an orange tabby who gained fans around the world when his humanlike antics went viral. Sadly, when 14-year-old Bailey died, his family grieved their loss. They’d never find a cat quite like him—or would they? 

Then along came Carrot, an orange tabby kitten born as a stray, who appeared just as Erin Merryn and her young girls Abby, Hannah, and baby Claire were mending their broken hearts. Written in the voice of Carrot, follow her remarkable journey from shelter cat to top Instagram celebrity feline. Much like Bailey did, she loves spending time with her human family: making mischief with her girl gang; going joyriding in a pint-sized pink Barbie Jeep; doing arts-and-crafts projects; modeling a pink tutu and flowery headband; enjoying a spa day complete with fluffy robe and cucumber eye treatments; celebrating Christmas, Easter, and every holiday in between. It’s no wonder that Carrot’s videos have gone viral—garnering millions of views on Ellen, the Dodo, Good Morning America, Access Hollywood, People, and many more. 

Complete with four-color photos that will leave readers purring with delight, the journal of this sweet, adorable kitty with personality to spare shows us that the human-animal bond runs more than fur deep. It is love that will last a lifetime! 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Health Communications Inc EB
• Release date: Mar 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9780757323911

Erin Merryn

Erin Merryn is an author, activist, speaker, wife, and mom to three girls--Abby, Hannah, and Claire--and a fur baby named Carrot. She was named Glamour Magazine Woman of the Year in 2012 and a People magazine Hero Among Us for her tireless work promoting Erin's Law nationwide with a mission to our keep children safe by educating them about personal body safety. She is the author of Bailey, No Ordinary Cat, Stolen Innocence, Living for Today, and An Unimaginable Act.

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APRIL 1

I came into this world in the afternoon on April Fool’s Day and started my life with a big surprise. My human foster mom named me Noah but I was actually a girl! It was an honest mistake because 80 percent of ginger cats like me are boys. I have four siblings: three brothers named Walter, Winston, and Ethan and one sister, Stevie. My mama’s name is Peach, but I never met my dad. Mama was pregnant when she was dropped off at the shelter and she never saw Dad again. I can tell she misses him. There are some other cats that live here, but Mama hisses at them if they get too close to us. She is very protective.

MAY 21

My littermates and I had visitors today: two little girls, their mom, and a baby. Be nice! No scratching! Mama purred. The oldest girl, Abby, held me a lot. The mom told the other girl, Hannah, to be gentle with us. She hasn’t seen how rough we play! They talked about missing their cat Bailey, who died, so now they go to shelters and play with cats that have no homes. When it was time for the girls to leave, Abby begged her mom to take one of us home, but she said, No, your dad won’t allow it. We don’t have to tell him. We’ll hide the kitten in our room. Abby said. The mom and our human Jennifer laughed, then Jennifer said that we were still too little to leave our mom. Phew! I was getting nervous. They hugged us goodbye. Abby and Hannah looked sad that they were leaving.

JUNE 3

Mama gathered us all together on our bed this morning for a talk. Her whiskers twitched, which meant it was serious. Ethan probably peed on the carpet again and is going to blame one of us, or maybe Stevie pooped over the side of the litter box as usual. It turned out we weren’t in trouble—but something worse. Mama told us we were going to the shelter tomorrow where we would be for a few days and then find our separate forever homes. We curled up around Mama and cried. I asked her, What if I don’t like my forever home? She promised me I would go to a place filled with love and happiness, that I needed to trust her. I hope she is right.

JUNE 4

Jennifer took us to the shelter today. We were scared, but the nice people there put us all together in a cage at the front door by a window. We sat with Mama on a big cat tree. As I looked outside, I saw familiar faces—the mom and girls who visited us! Did they know we were here? A shelter worker took me and two of my siblings to a room where the mom and the girls played with us for a while but then left. Maybe they just came here on their weekly cat visit, or maybe they wanted to see us again before we got adopted. I just hope I go to a home with a

Reviews for Diary of the Cat Named Carrot

[Kelilea Tachibana · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very sweet, so many cute photos of carrot and her sisters and loved seeing things from Carrot’s point of view!

[pvanias8243 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A must-read-book especially made for every cat fan!!! Love this cat! Very glad about this book!!! It seems as if really Carrot is writing this cat-diary! Talented author! Beautiful pictures! Lovely life for a cat! If only every cat could have such a wonderful life...

[Grace · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What a wonderful book, a diary through the eyes of Carrot. Love this one too!