Vanity is back! The purring protagonist of Diary of a Santa Fe Cat rears her purrty head again,this time in our nation’s fair capital. There she rubs elbows with democats, republicats, and even kings; braves the hazards of D.C. traffic; and curates the Famous Cats in History show at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. On a sabbatical in D.C. with her human […]
Dark Horses and Black Beauties: Animals, Women, a Passion. By Melissa Holbrook Pierson
The poor horse. Not only have we abused his stoic power and gravely misunderstood his gentle spirit,but even those writers who revere him have all too often failed him by churning out syrupy, superficial accounts of the bond between a girl and her horse. Yet in Dark Horses and Black Beauties, Melissa Holbrook Pierson boldly grabs hold of a threadbare theme and elevates the […]
On the Road Again with Man’s Best Friend, by Dawn and Robert Habgood
To say that what we have here is a comprehensive guide to hotels that welcome pets would be a considerable understatement. At 888 pages, this travel tome weighs in as the leading authority on hitting the high and dusty trail with your loyal and trusty pal. The Habgoods, who also wrote several best-selling regional guides on the same subject, have done their homework as […]
Animal House Style: Designing a Home to Share with Your Pets!
Animal House Style: Designing a Home to Share with Your Pets Julia Szabo / Bulfinch Press/Little, Brown and Comp Don’t be mistaken. Despite the pages’ appearance, these are not just pretty pictures of posh pads. Puhleeeease. They’re pretty pictures of practical, pet-proof posh pads. Best of all, the look, whether traditional or contemporary, can […]
Puppy Parenting, By Jan Greye
These days, children all over the world are answering that familiar question: “what do you want to do when you grow up” more than ever with answers like “fireman”, “policeman”, and “hero”. And if puppies could talk, they would probably say the canine version of the same. Both would agree that what they want […]
Cinderella: The Dog And Her Little Glass Slipper, by Diane Good / The Blue Sky Press (Ages 4-8)
With richly detailed pastel renderings, Caldecott Honor illustrator Diane Goode paints a new rendition of this oft-retold classic fairy tale. All the usual suspects are on hand, yet in this version, the plot gets a little – shall we say – hairier than in the original. Predictably, scruffy Cinderella is chained to the stake of […]