"Dewey" Book Review
Today I was talking to a librarian who showed me a book that she thought I might enjoy. She had mentioned that I like corner stories. This one had two stars, a librarian and a cat.
The author Vicky Myron went through some difficult times. She overcame a divorce, welfare, completed her college education, a hysterectomy, a mastectomy, and landed a job as a librarian.
A quote mentioned in his backstory that I had heard was that people have a pain tolerance of ten, but they won’t take action to change until they hit a nine. I can identify with that. I’ll add that to my mental notes on positive thinking and change.
Many overcomer stories are about people, but it’s also fun to hear about animal stories.
Dewey the kitten was placed by someone in the library drop box during the snow season. When the staff arrived at work in the morning, they found the poor thing crying and cold. Vicky decided to let him live in the library.
Initially there were some people concerned about allergies or having live animals in the building. Vicky tried to think of ways to make it work. Over time, visitors loved visiting the library. She had a naming contest and the name chosen was “Dewey Readmore Books”.
Dewey became a celebrity and stories were featured about him. He lived for 19 years. At first, Vicky was happy to have a cat to love, but she ended up providing comfort to everyone in town as well.
Pets can be therapeutic. They need love and so do we. There isn’t always a home for every pet in need, but what if we could find more scenarios like this that could provide a solution?
I love cats, but my husband and daughter are allergic to them. When I was a child, I loved watching the old cats take care of all the stray dogs, even though it was too much. I thought it was sweet. I’d stick with one, but I think it could be fun to find creative environments for them.
I believe that God wants us to take care of his creatures. It saddens me when I hear stories of abuse. I’m glad it was a happy story. Children learned to be kind, the elderly, disabled and discouraged found comfort.
The kitten that could have frozen to death found warmth in the hearts of the community that loved him.
