About Kitten Lady

changing the world for the tiniest felines

Hannah Shaw is an award-winning kitten rescuer, humane educator, and New York Times bestselling author who has dedicated her life to innovating kitten care and protecting the most vulnerable felines. Her project, Kitten Lady, provides educational media, training resources, and instructional workshops that help individuals and animal shelters learn how to save the lives of kittens--in a fun and engaging format.

Shaw is the author of Tiny But Mighty (Penguin Random House, 2019), Cats of the World (Penguin Random House, 2024), Kitten Lady’s Big Book of Little Kittens (Simon and Schuster, 2019), Kitten Lady’s CATivity Book (Harper Collins, 2022), the Adventures in Fosterland chapter book series (Simon and Schuster, 2021 - 2025), and Cat Got Your Tongue? (Penguin Random House, 2025). She has been featured as an expert on Animal Planet and has received several awards for her advocacy work, including the 2019 Cat Advocate of the Year award by ASPCA.

Kitten Lady has amassed a viral social media following of over 4 million engaged cat lovers. Shaw shares inspiring, instructional and adorable content on her Instagram and Facebook, and a library of educational videos about kitten care through her YouTube channel which are used as a training resource for rescues, shelters, and foster parents across the globe.

Shaw is also the founder of Orphan Kitten Club, a 501(c)3 charitable organization transforming the landscape of kitten welfare in America through shelter grants, ethical pediatric research, and the hands-on care of vulnerable neonates. Since 2019, her nonprofit has provided more than $3 million in targeted funding to shelters to build innovative programs that save little lives.

She lives in California with her husband Andrew Marttila, their cats, and an endless rotation of foster kittens.