Bob: No Ordinary Cat

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Williams, Imogen Russell (6 March 2014). "World Book Day: The 10 best teen reads". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 November 2015. This was a book I read simply to satisfy my gnawing thirst for literature when I’ve devoured every book on my bookshelf. Never did I imagine to find a feline with such a big heart. a b Flood, Alison. "Bob the Street Cat books top 1m copies in UK". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 November 2015. Revealed: Street Cat Named Bob died after being hit by a car, says ex-heroin addict owner of Ginger Tom". whatsnew2day . Retrieved 25 June 2020. For the Love of Bob is a children's version of The World According to Bob and the sequel to Bob: No Ordinary Cat. It was released on 3 July 2014.

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A film was optioned by London-based Shooting Script Films and its producer Adam Rolston, in March 2014. [11] In August 2015, Variety announced that Luke Treadaway was to star in the film and that Roger Spottiswoode was to direct, with shooting in London to begin in October. [14] During production, it was revealed that Bob played himself in the vast majority of the film's scenes. [15] The film was released in the UK in November 2016. [16] The World According to Bob [ edit ] James Bowen was a homeless musician, busking on the streets of London to survive. But the moment he met an injured stray cat with ginger fur and big green eyes, his life began to change. Together James and Bob the cat faced the world - and won. My Name is Bob is a picture book for young children, written by Bowen with Garry Jenkins and illustrated by Gerald Kelley, published by Random House in the UK in April 2014. It imagines Bob's life prior to him meeting Bowen. Hammond, Elaine. "A Street Cat Named Bob review – so much kitty litter". Shoreham Herald . Retrieved 7 March 2020. The Little Book of Bob: Life Lessons from a Street-Wise Cat collects together pieces of wisdom Bowen has accumulated during his years sharing his life with his 'streetwise' cat. It was published by Hodder & Stoughton on 1 November 2018.In time, he began sleeping on the streets. For the next few years, Bowen either slept in the streets or stayed in shelters, most of the time terrified of his surroundings. He began begging and using heroin to deal with the pain from being homeless. Profits from And Then Came Bob were donated to The Big Issue Foundation, supporting homeless people across the UK. [31] [25] Bowen and his team made a bid to get And Then Came Bob to a UK Christmas No. 1 in 2018. [32] [33] Awards [ edit ]

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Bob The Streetcat Is in the Studio". London Live. London Live. 7 December 2018 . Retrieved 7 March 2020. [ permanent dead link] Gruner, Peter (16 March 2012). "Read all about it: how Bob the stray cat became a bookshop star". Islington Tribune. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012 . Retrieved 2 November 2015. We are all given second chances every day of our lives, but we don’t usually take them. Then I met Bob.’ Bob to the Rescue is a second children's picture book, written again with Garry Jenkins and illustrated by Gerald Kelley. It was published by Random House in September 2014. Macaferri Music (22 November 2018). "James Bowen – And Then Came Bob [Official Video]". YouTube . Retrieved 26 August 2020.Since Bob seemed keen to accompany James to work, he constructed a harness from shoelaces and began to bring him along to his regular spots in Covent Garden and Piccadilly, travelling in the window seat of the number 73 bus. The public reaction was positive and the pair became popular, their visibility increasing still further when James began selling the Big Issue. Soon the public began uploading videos of James and Bob to YouTube, and tourists from across the world would visit Covent Garden to see them. During this time, James decided to withdraw the methadone treatment; he credits his success to Bob, saying “I believe it came down to this little man. He came and asked me for help, and he needed me more than I needed to abuse my own body. He is what I wake up for every day now... he’s definitely given me the right direction to live my life.” Bob soon became James’s companion whenever he busked in the streets of London. Whenever Bob yawned along with the guitar, coins would tinkle into James’s guitar case. Bob’s big, innocent eyes could bewitch anyone into donating a bit of their shares. Lobb, Adrian (3 December 2018). "Support Street Cat Bob and James Bowen's bid for Christmas number one". The Big Issue . Retrieved 7 March 2020. James Bowen is an author and musician currently based in London. He is author of A Street Cat Named Bob, which tells his life story.

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Bowen was born in Surrey on 15 March 1979 to John and Penelope Bowen (née Hartford-Davis). Following his parents' divorce, three years later he moved to Australia with his mother. As they moved frequently, Bowen seldom made friends and was often bullied at school. He later dropped out of education in his second year of high school, becoming a self-confessed "tearaway kid". Lobb, Adrian. "Support Street Cat Bob and James Bowen's bid for Christmas number one". Yours Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021 . Retrieved 7 March 2020. Kanczula, Antonia (15 March 2012). "Bob the cat's star turn". Islington Now.co.uk . Retrieved 2 November 2015. a b "YouTube: James Bowen – And Then Came Bob (Official Video)". YouTube . Retrieved 23 March 2020. Bob: No Ordinary Cat is a version of the book A Street Cat Named Bob re-written specifically for children. It was released on Valentine's Day 2013.He soon found himself wandering the cold streets of London, homeless. After getting into a fight with a resident street cat, Bob found his way to James Bowen, a local street performer. Seeing that Bob was injured, Bowen took him in and cared for his wounds. What happened next was the beginning of a lifelong friendship that can never be broken.

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In October 2019, it was announced that a film adaptation of the book, directed by Charles Martin Smith and written by Garry Jenkins, would be going into production in late 2019 with a view to a cinema release in 2020. [18] A Gift from Bob, was released on 6 November 2020, with both Luke Treadaway and Bob reprising their roles. Otherwise, this adaptation of James Bowen's autobiography, his account of how he was saved by the unlikely companionship of Bob, is pretty likable stuff. Luke Treadaway's performance is perfectly fine; his depiction of a drug user who's lost everything and is living rough comes across as credible enough. If there's a sense of fantasy about the effect Bob has on his fortunes - Londoners react to Bob as though they've never seen a cat before - then you just have to go with it to an extent. The film makes it clear that Bob personifies James's salvation, and it was a lovely detail to discover one of the feline actors playing the cat was none other than Bob himself. A Stellar line-up competes for this year's Specsavers National Book Awards". National Book Awards 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016 . Retrieved 2 November 2015. McNary, Dave (24 August 2015). "Luke Treadway in 'A Street Cat Named Bob' Movie: Actor to Star in Film". Variety . Retrieved 2 November 2015. The story of Bob the Cat and his owner James has been told for many audiences, and this one is a lovely picture book for the youngest readers and listeners. Unlike the earlier Bob books, which were in James's voice, this one is written from the cat's point of view.

StreetCat Bob & James Bowen Demo New Catio (Cat Enclosure) by ProtectaPet". YouTube . Retrieved 29 June 2020.