Cat Care … reviewed by Jason

If you are a cat owner, like I am, you no doubt have dealt with a number of health and behavioural issues related to your feline housemate. Some of those issues may be beyond us. Once again, it is books to the rescue! Psychologist and Certified Animal Behaviourist John C. Wright, with assistance from Judi [...]

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Going Home … reviewed by Alice

I have read a number of Jon Katz’s books which focus on his Bedford Farm and his beloved creatures.  I have enjoyed his books immensely. When I began reading Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die, my pet was not dying nor had she passed away.  I just knew I needed to read this. Death is [...]

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Watership Down (audiobook) – reviewed by Arline (patron)

This is the second time I read Watership Down by Richard Adams, written in 1972.  It is about an imaginary conversation among rabbits; more specifically, it is about the life story of rabbits. The author treats the rabbits as if they are live people and converses with them about how they live.  The rabbits overgrow and overpopulate [...]

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Winter’s Tail – reviewed by patron A.J.

Winter’s Tail (by Isabella, Juliana and Craig Hatkoff) is an excellent book for children, from birth to 10 years old and even adults. It retells the true story of a female baby bottlenose dolphin that was caught in a crab trap on the East Coast of Florida. Through photos from the actual rescue and rehabilitation, [...]

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Purr-fect Titles … reviewed by Jason

  The Quintessential Cat: A Connoisseur’s Guide to the Cat in History, Art, Literature, and Legend by Roberta Altman is one of many fascinating encyclopedias of cat ephemera. Dedicated to the author’s six cats, The Quintessential Cat has everything from Abyssinian to Emile Zola (19th Century French writer and cat fancier). Articles include those on [...]

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