Dewey - The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

by Vicki Myron [636.8 Myr]

I had heard about Dewey, the library cat for the Spencer Public Library in Spencer Iowa, through a variety of national media sources over many years in the late 1990s, and had often thought of making the drive to Spencer to "check him out". Though Dewey's no longer with us, I'm very pleased that Vicki Myron, the librarian who became his surrogate "mom", put out this "biography" of this lovable and loving cat. But this book, which should appeal to animal/pet lovers, is more than just a pet bio. Myron also shares a look at what makes a small mid-America town succeed or fail, and offers some intense insight into her own life growing up and struggling with family and health issues in central Iowa. Myron writes in a very easy-to-read style, and the story of abandoned kitten Dewey and librarian Vicki is truly heartwarming. --recommended by Scott C. - Bennett Martin Public Library

[ the late Dewey Readmore Books' official web site ] [ Publisher's Vicki Myron page ]

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