This book has a color photo on one page with a phrase under it and on the facing page it has a paragraph. For example: Page 26: "All of our nine lives are happier when we watch out for one another. Treat others as you wish to be treated. You may not have met them all yet, but SVOs (Special Valued Others) are present in your life - charish them." They do not all have "cat" slants (Nine lives). The paragraphs are very much "Self help" type. The photos are cute and get five stars, but the words are a little too preachy so two stars overall. I prefer books like "What Kittens Are", "Zen Cat", "What Cats Teach Us", "Cat Naps",etc.