Even though we don’t need a reason to hug our beloved pet companions, we’ll take any excuse to celebrate them! Share the joy, love, and inspiration that pets bring, by reading one (or all!) of these heartwarming stories.
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World was a blockbuster bestseller, and now Dewey is back. This book offers nine funny, inspiring, heartwarming stories about cats—all told from the perspective of “Dewey’s Mom,” librarian Vicki Myron.
Listen to an excerpt DEWEY’S NINE LIVES
An honest, deeply moving debut memoir about a young woman’s battle with depression and how her dog saved her life.
Listen to an excerpt DOG MEDICINE
The last thing Gwen Cooper wanted was another cat. She already had two, not to mention a phenomenally underpaying job and a recently broken heart. Then Gwen’s veterinarian called with a story about a three-week-old eyeless kitten who’d been abandoned. From Homer, Gwen learned never to accept limits, in life or in love.
Listen to an excerpt HOMER’S ODYSSEY
In 2008 an extraordinary two-minute film clip appeared on YouTube and immediately became an international phenomenon. It captures the moving reunion of two young men and their pet lion, Christian, one year after they had left him in Africa with Born Free’s George Adamson to introduce Christian into his rightful home in the wild. This book is their inspiring story.
Listen to an excerpt A LION CALLED CHRISTIAN
A touching and heartfelt memoir from Dr. Nick Trout about the two dogs who forever changed the way he thought about life, death, fate, and love.
Listen to an excerpt LOVE IS THE BEST MEDICINE
In 1975, twenty-three-year-old Englishman Tom Michell followed his wanderlust to Argentina, where he became assistant master at a prestigious boarding school. On a weekend trip in Uruguay, he rescued a penguin covered in oil from an ocean spill and attempted to return it to the sea. The penguin refused to leave its rescuer’s side.
Listen to an excerpt THE PENGUIN LESSONS