The story of Dewey the

celebrated library cat is now

available for the youngest of

readers in this new, fully-

illustrated picture book

adventure. When Librarian Vicki Myron

finds a young kitten abandoned

in the Spencer Library return

box, she nurses him back to

health, deciding then and there

that he will be their library cat, and naming him, appropriately,

Dewey Readmore Books. Dewey

loves his new home, but once

he discovers the littlest library

visitors-who like to chase him,

pull his tail, and squeeze him extra tight-Dewey begins to

wonder if he's truly cut out for

the demands of his new job. In

the end, he is triumphant as he

realizes that helping people big

and small is what he is meant to do, and that by sharing his

special brand of Dewey love, he

can be the best library cat of all.

How much of an impact can an

animal have? How many lives

can one cat touch? How is it

possible for an abandoned

kitten to transform a small

library, save a classic American town, and eventually become

famous around the world? You

can't even begin to answer

those questions until you hear

the charming story of Dewey

Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa.

Dewey's story starts in the

worst possible way. Only a few

weeks old, on the coldest night

of the year, he was stuffed into

the returned book slot at the Spencer Public Library. He was

found the next working by

library director Vicki Myron, a

single mother who had survived

the loss of her family farm, a

breast cancer scare, and an alcoholic husband. Dewey won

her heart, and the hearts of the

staff, by pulling himself up and

hobbling on frostbitten feet to

nudge each of hem in a gesture

of thanks and love. For the next nineteen years, he never

stopped charming the people of

Spencer with this enthusiasm,

warmth, humility (for a cat),

and, above all, his sixth sense

about who needed him most. As his fame grew from town to

town, then state to state, and

finally, amazingly, worldwide,

Dewey became more than just a

friend; he became a source of

pride for an extraordinary Heartland farming town pulling

its way slowly back from the

greatest crisis in its long history.

Dewey: The Small-Town Library

Cat Who Touched the World was

a blockbuster bestseller and a

publishing phenomenon. It has

sold nearly a million copies,

spawned three children's books, and will be the basis for an

upcoming movie. No doubt

about it, Dewey has created a

community. Dewey touched

readers everywhere, who

realized that no matter how difficult their lives might seem,

or how ordinary their talents,

they can-and should- make a

positive difference to those

around them. Now, Dewey is

back, with even more heartwarming moments and

life lessons to share. Dewey's Nine Lives offers nine

funny, inspiring, and

heartwarming stories about

cats--all told from the

perspective of "Dewey's Mom,"

librarian Vicki Myron. The amazing felines in this book

include Dewey, of course,

whose further never-before-told

adventures are shared, and

several others who Vicki found

out about when their owners reached out to her. Vicki

learned, through extensive

interviews and story sharing,

what made these cats special,

and how they fit into Dewey's

community of perseverance and love. From a divorced mother in

Alaska who saved a drowning

kitten on Christmas Eve to a

troubled Vietnam veteran

whose heart was opened by his

long relationship with a rescued cat, these Dewey-style stories

will inspire readers to laugh, cry,

care, and, most importantly,

believe in the magic of animals

to touch individual lives.