Dewey
Subtitle: the small-town library cat who touched the world
By: Vicki Myron ; with Bret Witter
Contributors: Witter, Bret
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Large Print
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780446541190
Subjects: Dewey (Cat); Librarians; Library cats; Biography; Large type books
Description: Traces the author's discovery of a half-frozen kitten in the drop-box of her small-community Iowa library and the feline's development into an affable library mascot whose intuitive nature prompted hundreds of abiding friendships, in a tale told against a backdrop of the town's struggles with the 1980s farm crisis.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2008.
Table of contents: title: Welcome to Iowa; title: The coldest morning; title: A perfect addition; title: Dewey Readmore Books; title: A day in the library; title: Catnip and rubber bands; title: Moneta; title: Grand avenue; title: A cat's best friends; title: Dewey and Jodi; title: A long way from home; title: Hide-and-seek; title: Christmas; title: A great library; title: Dewey's great escape; title: Spencer's favorite cat; title: Iowa's famous library cat; title: Dewey in the modern world; title: Puss in books; title: The world's worst eater; title: Dewey's new friends; title: What makes us special?; title: Dewey goes to Japan; title: Memories of mom; title: Dewey's diet; title: The meeting; title: Dewey's love; title: Loving Dewey; title: Last thoughts from Iowa.