Tuesday, January 13, 2009


Book # 5 Dewey The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Moron. The story is about a cat who arrives at the library in the book box half frozen. The kitty is the official ambassador for the town Spencer, Iowa. He loved the author, the children, the staff of the library, and became an animal phenomenon. Dewey Readmore Books was a cat with abundant personality. It is all about Dewey's life and relationships.
First off, I'm not a big cat lover, but I definitely understand what a pet can do and if you have never had a pet or lost a dear pet, you won't understand.
The book seems long and redundant. That said, I did enjoy reading it because it is also about a small town library, the family farm crisis, the pride of a community trying to grow and sometimes stuck in its history, and strong family ties. Dewey was the glue to keep everything together. Dewey was the hero.
I wonder how the movie will turn out? Meryl Streep as Vicki the librarian- Wow!


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I heard the "author" talk about the book on NPR- she was kind of a tool.
-nate