More on Dewey the Cat
January 4th 2009 21:00
As promised, I bought a copy of Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron. I couldn’t help but be touched by the story of Dewey, who started off in life as an abandoned kitten. Left in a library after-hours collection chute in the middle of winter, Dewey is adopted by one of the librarians, one Vicki Myron.
Myron tells the story of Dewey’s delightful antics like leaping from library shelf to library shelf or riding on the book trolley. Dewey was also the perfect library mascot; he greeted patrons, played with children and liked to lie on people’s laps. As word got around, people came from near and far to meet this remarkable cat, including a Japanese documentary crew! I wish my local library had a Dewey!
Myron did a great job making Dewey come alive, although the book could have gone into greater detail about his antics. The reason why I am saying this is because halfway through the book, the setting suddenly changes to Myron’s upbringing and I was left scratching my head. But, just as abruptly, the book then switches gears back to Dewey. By the time I got to the end where Dewey had to be put down after being diagnosed with an aggressive stomach tumour which left him in constant pain, I was in tears. It was as if my own cat had died.
Thank God for YouTube. Here are some clips of Dewey in action:
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