“I’m going to keep you” said Vicki, who already loved him. “The kitten came out of the sink orange and purring”. It was important that we were shown Dewey became a library cat because he liked the role. The warmth of all these kitty experiences is absorbed and felt delightfully by his readers. I appreciate that most of the space is saved for the visual art to literally colour in the emotions and action. They are unlikely to be cohesive stories, however these ones could have been more streamlined. I know books with artwork on every page need scenes to be described briefly. When we encountered a grumpy veterinarian, my orange tabby saved the day by squeezing inside her jacket, like Dewey did for a shy girl herein. We meet the newly rescued orange tabby kitten in wary exploration when everything was formidable, his excited discovery when his new environment appealed to him, and share in his relief and pleasure when he feels at home and well loved, as all animals and people deserve to be. When Mom arose to the afterlife in 2020, they came home with me and I am gradually savouring them too.īeautifully brought to life and complemented by illustrator Steve James and edited by Brett Witter, the world acquaints Dewey at a children’s pace and viewpoint. Vicki Myron’s books were treasured presents from me.

She was enchanted when she heard that a librarian in Iowa, USA rescued a cat and wrote about her adored public figure. My Mom was a wonderful Mother and animal lover, who just like me, considered our cats her kids. “ Dewey: There’s A Cat In The Library!” 2009, has special provenance for me. Especially in a library setting children will identify with a story set in a library. This would be a wonderful library storytime book for preschool and school-aged children. I enjoyed this adaptation of Dewey's story.

I had checked out the original 'adult' story, also written by Vicki Myron, but didn't have the time to read it before it had to be returned. I was so excited to see this story in picture book form. The story's illustrator, Steve James, paints beautiful and soft, realistic illustrations of Dewey and the children at the library. The story follows Dewey as he explores the library, gets to know the library's patrons, and learns to be the best library cat that he can be. When Vicki, the librarian, returns to the library in the morning to find a cold and dirty Dewey in the book drop, she cleans him up and decides to keep him at the library, as the library's cat. Dewey is a orange colored kitten who was left in a public library's book drop one night. Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library is a gorgeous picture book based on the true story of Dewey Readmore Books.

Dewey cat in the library