Dewey’s Nine Lives
By Vicki Myron with Bret Witter
Every cat’s story is unique, but sometimes that story is told in a way that reaches millions. Such was the life of Dewey, the library cat of Spencer, Iowa. When Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
became an international bestseller, many humans wanted to share the stories of their own cats with author Vicki Myron. Myron picked out nine tales that struck her deeply and put them together in this book. These stories come from everywhere, from right in the town of Spencer to Sanibel Island, FL — and some of these people are friends or acquaintances of Myron’s, while others contacted her after reading the book. Whether it’s a quiet human whose shy cat is a mirror image of herself; or a feline so devoted that when her human had a back operation, she fiercely protected her at bedside; or a cat who showed a Vietnam veteran that it is possible to face darkness and survive with your spirit intact, all these stories have a common thread: they show the healing properties we cats have. While this book has little to do with Dewey’s life (although he does show up in a couple of stories), it has a lot to do with the way Dewey made a difference in the lives of those around him. The cats in these nine chapters may not have touched hearts all over the world in their lifetimes as Dewey did, but they will reach out and rub themselves up against you now. Accept that as this book’s message, and it will not disappoint.
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Dear Sparkle,
Me was not on line yesterday (too much fun was happening with Bubble Wrap) and did not see this!
Me is getting my Mommy to look for this book and read it to me!
Thanks for telling me about it!
Nellie
I keep hearing good things about this book, I should get Rumblemum to put it on my iPad.
My mom got this book !
Our human loved the original Dewey book!! She got this one for Christmas and is reading it now but she has to keep putting it down because it makes her eyes leak.
Wow we just looked the kindle version is more expensive than the hard back book…now why is that? We’ll have to order this!
purrin
xoxoxo
I just finished reading it for #readpawty. I really enjoyed it.
Mom enjoyed the original Dewey book. Thanks for reviewing this one for us.
We enjoyed Dewey The Library Cat so much dat M bought this book. She just started reading it to me, so we are not very far you. But so far we are really enjoying it.
The publicist has not read Dewey’s book yet but she hopes to someday
That sounds like a very good book but we bet our mommy would cry all the way through it. She’s a big wuss.
Yeah, I can pretty much guarantee that your human would cry ALL the way through this one!
My mom absolutely has to have this book!!!
Good read, but I pretty much cried my eyes out through the whole book. Bring tissues!
Sounds like a good book to read – very inspiring!
Our mom is reading it now…She can only read a bit at a time because she keeps needing the tissues 🙂
That books sounds excellent and I haven’t read the first one either. May have to do some book hunting soon!
Thanks for the book review, Sparkle. It sounds like a good read.
That was an excellent review Sparkle – we’ll have to see if mum can get it for us.
That book sounds great, Sparkle!! Our mom will go look for that one!!
Great review Sparkle. That truly does sound like a good book. We are putting it on our list of books to get.Hope you have a really fun day.
We liked this book too! Here’s the link to our review of it if you are interested: http://ourstack.blogspot.com/2010/11/deweys-nine-lives-by-vicki-myron-with.html
Oh that sounds like a great book! We’ll have to send Momma out to look for it.