There are few books that are as memorable DEWEY the small town library cat will be one of those books that will be etched in my memory for a lifetime.'- Jennifer Teitelbaum, San Diego County Library (San Diego, CA), I was enchanted with antics of DEWEY, but also moved by Vicki's personal story and the wonderful presentation of my hometown.Whether you are a cat person, a book lover, or curious about life in small-town America, this story has something for everyone., 'DEWEY.is the story about how an attitude of love and devotion enriched the town of Spencer, Iowa, in a time when they needed it most. Norton would have liked Dewey-the cat and the book- immensely., 'This Librarian thought DEWEY was the Cats Meow! It will make you laugh and cry so much that you will want to Readmore Books! I adored DEWEY. It's about life and death and small-town values and, above all, love. 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 community slowly working its way back from the greatest crisis in its long history.ĭEWEY is charming, lovely, and moving. 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.

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.

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. On the coldest night of the year in Spencer, Iowa, at only a few weeks old-a critical age for kittens-he was stuffed into the return book slot of the Spencer Public Library. Experience the uplifting, 'unforgettable' New York Times bestseller about an abandoned kitten named Dewey, whose life in a library won over a farming town and the world - with over 2 million copies sold! ( Booklist ) Dewey's story starts in the worst possible way.

Dewey the small town library cat