Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library!

Based on a true story, beautiful illustrations, lovable character. My 6 year old daughter fell in love with this book immediately after reading it at the library. We had to add it to our personal collection.

"Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library" is a wonderful story about a kitten who was found in the library in Spencer, Iowa, who became Dewey Readmore Books. Dewey explores the library and plays, and tolerates the library's smaller visitors who don't always pet him in the right direction. But his real mission as a library cat is to help people, he decides. Dewey is determined to be helpful, but one little sad girl seems quite hard to reach. Fortunately Dewey is up to the challenge and he ends up being silly to cheer her up, which works quite well indeed. "Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library" is a gentle tribute to both the cat, and libraries everywhere. The large page realistic illustrations warm the tale to its happy conclusion. "Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library" is suitable for children age 4 and up.

If you've heard the true story about Dewey the library cat or even if you haven't, this is an excellent version to share with a child in your life. Dewey is a kitten who is abandoned in a drop box at a library and becomes an integral part of the Library. At first, he has a hard time settling in with all the noise and strange behaviors of the patrons. Eventually, though (and with a good bit of humor while communicating with a toy mouse) he decides that it is his job to help the patrons of the library, and help he does! From working, to entertaining to reaching out to a poor, sad little girl and making her laugh, Dewey shows he is the heart of that tiny little Iowa library. I loved this book. The story was well-written and humorous. At several points, both my daughter (4-year-old) and I laughed and giggled at Dewey's exploits. I enjoyed it so much, I am purchasing a second copy to give as a gift. The illustrations are bright and well-drawn and Dewey is a lovable character.

As an adult, you may have read the grown up version of Dewey Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World. This child's version is even more charming! Dewey kind of brings out the child in one and here is a book to share with your children of the intrepid cat who becomes the Spencer Library cat. The author, Vicki Myron, finds Dewey in the library drop box and after nursing him back to health decides he will become a library cat. My grandchildren liked the story of Dewey and liked sharing his thoughts as he rambles through the library, hits story time and generally charms the hearts of all he encounters.

This is an adorable book about a kitten who is found in a library's book return and is adopted by the librarian as the "Library Cat" and is named "Dewey Readmore Books". The story is very heartwarming and funny. My 5-year-old twins (as well as myself) laughed out loud several times. The artwork is also very impressive--it looks very lifelike. A great purchase.