Catherine Friend

Author of The Perfect Nest

61 Works 1,997 Members 53 Reviews

About the Author

Catherine Friend is the author of Hit by a Farm and The Compassionate Carnivore, as well as seven children's books and three novels. She farms in Minnesota with her partner of twenty-eight years.

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Works by Catherine Friend

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The Perfect Nest (2007) 699 copies

Hit by a Farm: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Barn (2006) 319 copies

Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the Planet (2011) 219 copies

The Compassionate Carnivore: Or, How to Keep Animals Happy, Save Old MacDonald's Farm, Reduce Your Hoofprint, and Still… (1709) 128 copies

Eddie the Raccoon (2004) 108 copies

The Spanish Pearl (2007) 94 copies

A Pirate's Heart (2008) 79 copies

The Crown of Valencia (2007) 66 copies

No Eggs for Eddie (2004) 36 copies

Eddie and Little Skunk (2004) 31 copies

My Head Is Full of Colors (1994) 28 copies

Barn Boot Blues (2011) 20 copies

Yuck! (2000) 18 copies

Eddie Digs a Hole (2004) 11 copies

The Sawfin Stickleback: A Very Fishy Story (1994) 11 copies

Spark (2017) 9 copies

Silly Ruby: Brand New Readers (2000) 8 copies

The Copper Egg (2016) 8 copies

Funny Ruby: Buzz Buzz Buzz, Ruby Jumps, Ruby Eats Hay, YUCK! (2000) 7 copies

The Broken Elevator (2013) 5 copies

Ruby Eats Hay (2000) 5 copies

Animal Feet 5 copies

Puppets 4 copies

Street Fun (2019) 4 copies

Kirobo the Robot 4 copies

The Apple Tree (2000) 4 copies

Quiet, Ruby! (2000) 4 copies

Buzz Buzz Buzz (Brand New Readers) (2000) 4 copies

My Bird Feeder (2019) 4 copies

Ruby Is Hungry (2000) 4 copies

A Beaver Pond 3 copies

Journey Into Space: The Story of Mae Jemison 3 copies

Great Dragon Race, The: How to Make a Book (2019) 3 copies

Eddie in a Jam (2004) 3 copies

Ruby Jumps (2000) 3 copies

Emma's Paintings 3 copies

The Bathtub (2000) 3 copies

Margaret's Machine 2 copies

Beaver Alert! 2 copies

Breathless (2015) 2 copies

Firefighters at Work (2017) 2 copies

Ant Bridge, The (2019) 2 copies

Snake's New Skin, A (2019) 2 copies

Living on the Edge 1 copy

Alone on the Ocean 1 copy

Tough Enough 1 copy

Great Escape, The: Animals That Glide 1 copy

Treasure of Timbuktu, The 1 copy

Hold Your Nose! (2017) 1 copy

Seeing with Your Fingers 1 copy

The Treasure of Timbuktu 1 copy

Journey into Space The Story of Mae Jemison 1 copy

The Great Escape Animals That Glide 1 copy

The Amazing Water Bear 1 copy

The Ant Bridge 1 copy

A Snake's New Skin 1 copy

A Beaver Pond 1 copy

Buzz Buzz Buzz 1 copy

I Can Paint (2017) 1 copy

When Night and Day Meet (2005) 1 copy

Amazing Water Bear, The 1 copy

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Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Minnesota, USA
Occupations: farmer
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Awards and honors: Alice B Readers Award (2010)

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Reviews

Hit by a Farm: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and… by Catherine Friend

I love reading books about people who work the land for a living -- particularly those who have forsaken city life for a "taste of the way life used to be." I'm not sure why I have the fascination as I'm pretty sure this type of life wouldn't suit me at all! Yes, I love raising my chickens, but my basil plants are already dead this year due to lack of attention, and I don't even pretend to plant a garden any more.

This book is an enjoyable little romp through farm life, with quite a bit of depth and honesty about what happens in a relationship when one person's life-long dream is at odds with his or her partner's.
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jj24 | 17 other reviews | May 27, 2024 |

Spark by Catherine Friend

Yay! I liked this book a lot. Fun, interesting, and well written.

A longer review will be posted on C-Spot Reviews after the book is released but it mostly says the same thing.

Thanks BSB and NetGalley!

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amcheri | Jan 5, 2023 |

A Pirate's Heart by Catherine Friend

This is the second time I've read this book, the first being many years ago. My thoughts are pretty much the same, I love the historical pirate story featuring Captain Tommy Farris and enjoyed the modern day story featuring Randi and Emma. The unfolding of Tommy's story was interesting and engaging and I wish there had been more of it.

Anyone who enjoys lesbian romances and pirates should really like this book. It's a bit dated in some ways (PDAs and no use of Google - *gasp*) but that doesn't take away from the story.… (more)

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amcheri | 2 other reviews | Jan 5, 2023 |

The Spanish Pearl by Catherine Friend

I love this two book series (along with The Crown of Valencia) and wish there could have been even more. Well, that's not really true. There's not much more there could have been but the characters were fantastic. And the way the author handles the historical aspects and the things that Kate has to get used to is just great.

This was featured on episode 10 of Cocktail Hour. http://www.cocktailhour.c-spot.net/archives/48… (more)

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amcheri | 1 other review | Jan 5, 2023 |

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