He then proclaims himself a “REAL library cat,” which (the story concludes, on a well-worn note) “felt. He was found the next morning by library director, Vicki Myron, a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm, a breast cancer scare. ” And as he joins story hour he thinks, “Wowzy whiskers, this looks fun.” Despite being manhandled by some young patrons, the cat confides to his toy mouse that he is determined to help people (“I'm ninety-two percent convinced that that's the reason I'm around”) and makes good on his promise by cheering up a sad girl who's reading alone. Sample Book Insights: 1 I have never been a morning person, and I was definitely not a. The narrative becomes overly precious, though, when it ventures inside Dewey's head: “ ' Babies are wonderful Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Animal-loving readers will be charmed by the realistic, closeup depictions of young library patrons and their tender (and sometimes not-so-tender) interactions with Dewey, who is based on a real-life feline adopted by Myron after it was abandoned in the book drop of her Iowa library. Dewey, an abandoned kitten from the heartland, transforms a sleepy library, inspires a classic American town, and captures the hearts of animal lovers everywhere. Gets an energetic boost from James's digitally rendered art.

This genial if cutesy adaptation of the authors' bestselling Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

Dewey by vicki myron