Dewey's story starts in the worst possible way. Onla few weeks old, on the coldest night of the year, he was stuffed into the return book slot at the Spencer Public Library in Spencer, Iowa. He was found the next morning by the library director. Dewey spent the next 19 years living at the library and making friends all over the world.

A charming story about a stray cat who was rescued and adopted by a small town library in rural USA. It's a family-friendly tale about the joys that a small cat can bring to a struggling town. ( )

I love this book, it is real life, and about a cat. This story is powerful so be ready for it! but I highly recommend it! ( )

This is the perfect feel good story!
One freezing cold morning in Spencer, Iowa, Vicki Myron, found a tiny kitten clinging to life in the Spencer Public Library's overnight drop box. Vicki & the rest of the staff adopt the kitten & named him Dewey & he went on to be adopted by the whole town & after a while, the world.
This is a lovely, engaging, easy to read book, perfect for this time of year. The story is the sort that just plods along at it's own pace, but it's a lovely pace. I loved reading about the staff at the library & the various battles they had with Dewey, The Battle of the Rubber Bands was my favourite! I also loved reading about the different relationships Dewey had with the staff members & the community. The thing I loved most about the story though, apart from the Dewey stories was reading about Spencer's history.
Vicki Myron engages you from the first page, from the first page you feel like you're stepping into Spencer. Being a librarian herself, Vicki's skilful 'storytime' style, is lovely to read. Her descriptions of Spencer & the surrounding farms & cornfields are really vivid.To me, it wasn't 'unput-downable' but I pretty much finished it in three days so you can make your own conclusions about that one!
All in all, if you need a bit of cheering up, pick up this book, even if you're not an animal lover it doesn't disappoint. ( )

Synopsis: This is a non-fiction book about a kitten named Dewey who was found in the book return box of the library and went on to become a famous library cat.

My Rating:

4/5

I very much enjoyed reading this book though it is definitely intended for a young audience.

If you enjoy the books written by James Herriot you will probably enjoy this because it gave me very similar vibes.

Also, Dewey has a whole series of picture books based on him that my kids were enchanted by. They are still a bit young for this non-fiction but they did like the beautiful pictures in this book and it allowed them then to go read the younger books which where more on their level.

This book was very moving and emotional. I cried at multiple points. ( )