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Editorial Review:

How much of an impact can an animal have? How many lives can one cat touch? How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library, save a classic American town, and eventually become famous around the world? You can't even begin to answer those questions until you hear the charming story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa.
Dewey's story starts in the worst possible way. Only a few weeks old, on the coldest night of the year, he was stuffed into the returned book slot at the Spencer Public Library. He was found the next morning by library director, Vicki Myron, a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm, a breast cancer scare, and an alcoholic husband. Dewey won her heart, and the hearts of the staff, by pulling himself up and hobbling on frostbitten feet to nudge each of them in a gesture of thanks and love. For the next nineteen years, he never stopped charming the people of Spencer with his enthusiasm, warmth, humility, (for a cat) and, above all, his sixth sense about who needed him most.
As his fame grew from town to town, then state to state, and finally, amazingly, worldwide, Dewey became more than just a friend; he became a source of pride for an extraordinary Heartland farming town pulling its way slowly back from the greatest crisis in its long history.

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Beautiful Dewey
  I would have loved to have given this book a five, but while it was a great story and I loved the concept it wasn't an exceptional read to me.
  This story can probably speak for a large number of pet owners and their animals world wide, it does for me and my cat Maggie. The relationship Vicki had with Dewey, an animal she had saved but in truth overtime saved her, enriched her life and gave her hope rings so true so many times.
  But it's not just a book about a cat and it's owner. It covers family... more info

• Dewey rules
  This is an overwhelmingly heart warming story about a cat that touched the residents' lives in small town America. As the owner of four of the "critters" myself, I could easily identify with the different ways he was able to accomplish these tasks so adroitly. The beginning of the book will break and then quickly warm a reader's heart as it is explained how the Spencer, Iowa library acquired Mr. Dewey. And Ms. Myron, the author, is absolutely correct in that if Mr. Dewey had not been the sociable feline he... more info

• Loved Norton More
  I really loved Dewey, but I have to admit, I still prefer my first love Norton from The Cat who went to Paris and A Cat Abroad. Check him out if you never have. I actually met him at a book signing once and couldn't believe how perfect he was! Keep the cat books coming!!!A Cat Abroad

• Reading the cover made me start crying in the middle of Chicago O'Hare
  So I obviously had to get it. =) This is a great story about a rescued kitty and the life of his momma (Myron) and the town of Spencer. I can relate to it on so many levels. I'm a cat lover myself who has rescued tons of kitties (7 now), I'm also an only child of a divorced mother who grew up in a small town and experienced the glory of Reganomics first hand! (we also had a small stint on welfare after my mom's divorce from my alcoholic father!) Now that I think about it, it's pretty easy to see why this... more info