Dewey Readmore Books: Read It And Weep

I am a sucker for animal books. I always hesitate starting one because I know how it's going to end: Me, wide awake at 2:00 am, swollen and puffy, going through an entire box of tissues and vowing never to read another book about a beloved pet. Dewey, The Small-Town Cat Who Touched The World is definitely a five-hanky read. I knew that when I opened the first page but how could I resist a cat who lived in a library and touched the hearts of so many? Dewey Readmore Books (his full name) was found, on a bitter, cold morning in Iowa, stuffed in the bookdrop of a local library, unwanted and clinging to life. The staff nursed him to health and gave him not only a home in the library but probably the world's most perfect name for a library cat. Dewey became more than a mascot; he was an ambassador of friendship between the library (which, at the time was suffering low circulation stats) and its patrons. Even after he became an international star, Dewey was first and foremost a beloved friend to all, but mainly to the library director and author, Vicki Myron. "The most important thing is having someone there to scoop you up," she writes, "to hold you tight and tell you everything is all right. For years, I thought I had done that for Dewey...the real truth is, that for all those years....Dewey was holding me." *sniff* *sob* For anyone who has ever been lucky (and privileged) enough to be a recipient of the unconditional, boundless love and devotion of a wonderful animal friend...get out the tissues, this book is for you.