Sir Nobby: A Cat-ography - Leonard Brooks

Sir Nobby is an aristocat. He is a noble Siamese. He is very proud. He’s no ordinary cat. Found on a ranch outside the Mexican city of Tampico, his new master takes him home to the art colony of San Miguel de Allende in the central highlands of Mexico. Here, he becomes Sir Nobby and begins adventures that take him into some rough barrios. Not a scaredy cat, Sir Nobby tells an exciting story. While he is no kiss-and-tell cat, he does not shy away from the details of his life as a computer cat; an artist cat whose work gains world-wide attention; a bird watcher cat; and a feline philosopher.

Sir Nobby, as you see, is a true Renaissance cat.

In these candid memoirs (which he related to his famous master, artist Leonard Brooks) Nobby lives through an emotional rollercoaster. From his early days on the coast near Tampico to the big and beautiful garden of his new home, he meets many friends—including Scruffy the Scrap Cat, the lovely Whiskers, the funny Payaso, and poor Florence and her lovable friend Tabby. There is even Samantha the Bombshell, a California cat who is quite a slinky sweetheart.

Sir Nobby tells his unique story: from pathos to humor to self-fulfillment, all with a distinct “meowtalk” accent.

ABOUT LEONARD BROOKS

LEONARD BROOKS is a 95-year-old Canadian artist who has lived in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, since the 1940s. As an official Canadian Naval war artist in World War II, Brooks was highly praised for his work. Recognized worldwide as a premier painter, he has had numerous one-man shows at the Bellas Artes de Nacional in Mexico City and at top galleries and museums in Canada and the United States.

The author of eight books on art, Brooks has received praise for his clear delineations of various styles of painting. The director of the McLaughlin Gallery in Ontario wrote that his books “were so well written they’re really fun. It’s very unusual for an artist to be that versatile.”

His works hang in many of the world’s most prestigious galleries.