Dewey the Library Cat

Written by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter

A kitten abandoned in a library book drop wins over a struggling small town.

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224 pages· 730L

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Bookroo's summary

On the coldest night of the year, a tiny kitten was stuffed into the book drop of the public library in Spencer, Iowa. The librarians named him Dewey Readmore Books, and for nineteen years he greeted visitors and comforted a farm town through hard times. This middle-grade adaptation of the bestselling memoir Dewey tells his true story, with an eight-page photo insert.

From the publisher

In the tradition of Marley: A Dog Like No Other, this is the story of a cat who was more than a pet, and the amazing effect he had on the people around him. This middle-grade adaptation of the Grand Central bestseller Dewey features an 8-page photo insert, including exclusive, never-before-seen photos of the Dew! Now everyone’s favorite library cat can inspire a new audience of young readers with his story of courage and love. Abandoned in a library book drop slot in the dead of winter, this remarkable kitten miraculously endured the coldest night of the year. Dewey Readmore Books, as he became known, quickly embraced his home inside Spencer’s public library, charming the struggling small town’s library-goers, young and old. As word of Dewey’s winning tail, or rather his tale, spread, the library cat gained worldwide fame as a symbol of hope and proof positive that one small cat could change a town, one reader at a time.

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