Written by Boojum Tree Cat
Photographs ©Denise Gary
Hello. My name is Boojum Tree Cat. I live at . . . Boojum Tree in Phoenix, Arizona. It is an idyllic haven – beautiful, peaceful and lorded over by me.
Sometimes my serene catdom is disturbed when human creatures invade my space to get married or throw parties.
But sometimes they come to take pictures. I like that, because they take my picture too and I am very good-looking.
This is Phoenix photographer Allen Patrou of Apatrou Photography.
He came to Boojum Tree several times to take pictures for the Kids Need to Read 2010 wall calendar. He took some pretty cool pictures. He seems very talented for a human.
This is Denise. She is some lady who does stuff for Kids Need to Read, but I think she mostly just takes pictures of people taking pictures.
Look at her! She is a real sucker, because all I had to do was walk near her to get her to scratch my neck and behind my ears. I walked by her a lot. She is not very smart though. She kept calling me “kitty”, but I am so obviously a very handsome “cat”. Maybe she needs to read about cats!
This is Allen taking pictures of Arjuna, one of the cool KNTR calendar models.
He is really easy-going and patient as far as kids go. It was hot, there were bugs flying around and there were adults telling him what to do, but he never complained.
Here he is with the KNTR lady and the photographer.
He is a pretty cool cat for a human creature, but don’t tell him I told you that.
This is my Boojum Tree paradise after I got rid of the annoying humans.
I have decided to start my own nonprofit charity – Kitties Need to Feed. Look for my calendar next year.
(The Kids Need to Read Foundation 2010 wall calendars will premiere at Dragon*Con, September 4-7, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. Look for them in booths 1005 and 1007. After the convention, they will be sold in the KNTR eBay store. We hope that you will enjoy the literacy-inspiring photographs and author anecdotes featured in the calendar, while knowing that your purchase will put books into the hands of kids who need them.)
D. G.
