About The Cat Reading

Everyone knows that cats love to chase things—strings, lasers, mice, you name it. Well, recent scientific studies just added “an understanding of culture” to that list. It turns out our feline friends harbor a voracious appetite for literary classics and want to be read to just like children. But with the pressures of modern society, who has time to read to their cats?

Groupon is here to help. We’ve hand-picked expert feline readers who are skilled at delivering a gripping tale to your friend with a tail. Imagine the blank stare of pride in your cat’s eyes when she hears the inspiring story of the lion, Aslan, in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Or the unblinking gaze of total excitement as she puzzles out the whodunit plot of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap.

Choose from Four Readers

Beth

A library scientist by profession, Beth is known as The Cat Whisperer among several knitting circles and has the feline intuition to identify your cat’s literary mood in any given moment. ($15 per hour)

Pete

This reader is lovingly referred to as “Heavy Breathin’ Pete” by his coworkers at the pumpkin patch. Whether he’s spouting off-the-cuff and misremembered monologues from famous Shakespeare plays or reading the classics in his wheeziest baritone, your cat is certain to get an earful of book talk. ($150 per hour)

Chester

As a professor of English Literature, Chet’s sessions feel more like lectures than bedtime stories, and are geared toward intellectual cats. ($300 per hour)

Mystery ’80s Sitcom Star

This former sitcom star will read your cat’s favorite book in the style of Tony Micelli. Who will it be? ($5,000 per hour)

You will have your choice of books such as:

• The Cat in the Hat
• Puss in Boots
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• Ulysses
• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar
• Lolita
• Pet Sematary
• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie