Trust marketers to come up with ever newer ways to make you spend money you may not even have (remember those credit cards you keep using?). As if Valentine’s Day, Father’s Day and Mother’s Day were not enough, there is now National Dog Mom’s Day in the USA, which falls on the second Saturday of May, a day before the day dedicated to human mamas. And if it’s happening in the USA, can the rest...
A picture book for readers aged 3 years and older that has got good reviews from young parents and those fond of animals in the USA is now being promoted by its publisher as the ideal Mother’s Day gift, particularly for cat moms. ‘From the Pocket of an Overcoat’ (Friendly Falls Press; Archway Publishing from Simon & Schuster), written and illustrated by Robert Vincent, will make a thoughtful gift that will be treasured, a press...
