![]() ![]() ![]() He then proclaims himself a “REAL library cat,” which (the story concludes, on a well-worn note) “felt. ” 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. When Librarian Vicki Myron finds a young kitten abandoned in the Spencer Library return box, she nurses him back to health, deciding then and there that he will be their library cat, and naming him. The narrative becomes overly precious, though, when it ventures inside Dewey's head: “ ' Babies are wonderful The story of Dewey the celebrated library cat is now available for the youngest of readers in this new, fully-illustrated picture book adventure. 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. Its a story about how the community of Spencer, Iowa came together to deal with tragedy and crisis, usually with Dewey as the unifying factor. 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 ![]()
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