Following are some of our favorite books at Books for Animal Lovers, as shared by Nellie the cat, and the dogs, Katrina and Sophie. And me as well.
We will start with the smallest member of our staff.
Nellie Belle:
As a cat I’m particularly interested in understanding the
inner workings of my canine friends, and so I must say my dog favorite for 2014
is HOW DOGS LOVE US. I know how cats love people. That’s simple. We love our
people in the same way we love our offspring. They must be taught, disciplined
regularly, and comforted.
For cat books, I’m going with 67 REASONS WHY CATS ARE BETTER
THAN DOGS, just because.
Sophie:
Definitely my favorite book published this year is RAIN
REIGN, although I didn’t quite catch onto the homonym thing. But I identified
with the girl’s struggle with controlling her outbursts. I have that same
thing! And the dog liked to sleep snuggled up against her. I do that too!
But I also loved I LIKE STICKS by Libby. I like sticks, too!
Katrina:
While I too loved RAIN REIGN I’m sticking with my faves,
Chet and Bernie, in PAW AND ORDER. Chet is my hero. I dream about collaring
pervs and grabbing them by their pant legs. When I dream, I make whimpering
sounds and wiggle my paws, so I’m told. Chet speaks my language. All of his
books are fantastic.
My runner up would be OFF THE LEASH about a neat dog park
that I’m hoping to visit someday. I definitely want to meet Toby and share our tales
of leashlessness.
Jeremy:
There were so many wonderful books published this year. I
need to break it down more by category:
Fiction: It’s tough. I loved MOUNTAINTOP SCHOOL FOR DOGS,
PAW AND ORDER, and PAINTED HORSES. I think my favorite, however, was FALLING
FROM HORSES, by Molly Gloss. It is one of those special books that pulls you in
until you forget where you are, and instead find yourself breathing the same
air and hearing the same sounds as the narrator.
For general nonfiction and biography, it’s again really
tough. LAST CHAIN ON BILLIE and ELEPHANT COMPANY are fascinating, as is CHASER,
THE GREAT GRISBY, and HOW DOGS LOVE US. But the book that probably completed my
requirements of being entertaining, educational, and enlightening is WAR OF THE
WHALES, with ELEPHANT COMPANY as a very very very close second.
For nonfiction—memoir: I loved THE DOG LIVED (AND SO WILL I)
as well as the author’s second: THE DOGS WERE RESCUED (AND SO WAS I). This latest
memoir has changed the way I shop, but it was also highly entertaining (how
could beagles be anything else?). I
enjoyed SAVING SIMON, about a very special donkey. And then there’s SAVING
BABY, which again has enlightened me as to the vagaries of the racing industry.
And RESCUE AT DEAD DOG BEACH, which was tough to read but opened my eyes to the
enormity of abuse, and to the wonderful people who combat it. So which of these
is a favorite? I can’t pick. Sorry. They were all fantastic.
This list consists only of books published this year, and is
not a complete list even so. As I read more and study lists from small and
large publishers, I find many wonderful books that do not receive the attention
they deserve. My resolution for 2015 is to seek out those lesser known titles
and share them with you. So stay tuned for a new look and new outlook in the
coming year!
Happy New Year!
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