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Book Review of Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
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On the coldest night of the year, a kitten was abandoned and thrown in a book-return slot at the Spencer Public Library in Spencer, Iowa. The librarian, also the author of this book, found this nearly frozen kitten the following morning and takes him in. So begins the story about this amazing cat named Dewey Readmore Books. Although I found some of Myron's narrative a bit anthropomorphic, I have to say that I too, had a cat who seemed to understand, respond, and know exactly what I needed when I needed it. This is a heart warming story about a cat that brings a town and its people together in amazing ways. There is some town history along with the author's life stories in this book which gives the Dewey story an interesting backdrop. A quick and easy read.