This has been a great year for new books about dogs. And, I have been reading and listening to some old favorite books and audiobooks starring cats.
Dog Books This Year
Off the Leash: A Year at the Dog Park
Travels With Casey
On a more serious note, I learned much from Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves
Old Favorite Cat Tales
Boston son Cleveland Amory became known as, ”… the founding father of the modern animal protection movement.” He chronicled his transition from social critic to a man who spent the rest of his life devoted to animals in a series of books about Snowball – the cat he rescued from a Manhattan street in 1977.
The books, beginning with The Cat Who Came for Christmas
At the library and still in bookstores, you can find another cat biographical series by Peter Gethers. He tells the tale of Norton, the Scottish Fold, who traveled the world with him. That series begins with, The Cat Who Went to Paris
And, for those who love mysteries, eccentric people, and cats, there is "The Cat Who…" series
Here are direct links to the books on Amazon.
Details:
Words: Penny Cherubino – previously published as one of her City Paws newspaper columns.
Artwork: Courtesy of the publishers.
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