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Sunday, October 24, 2010

Giveaway: Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched The World by Vicki Myron

Thanks to Anna at Hachette I can giveaway 3 copies of this one.



About the Book

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 morning 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 them in a gesture of thanks and love. For the next nineteen years, he never stopped charming the people of Spencer with his 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.

To find out more about Dewey please visit Hachette Book Group.

You can Like Dewey on Facebook.



Giveaway Info

The giveaway will end 11/9/10 at 11:59pm (EST)

From here on out I will only be taking form entries. Comment entries will no longer be accepted. Thank you everyone for helping make the forms a success!

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1) Only winners from the US and Canada
2) No PO boxes

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6 comments:

Jane said...

Thanks for hosting this giveaway, Jennifer.

nfmgirl said...

Whoops! Don't know whether this will work, but I tweeted the wrong thing first time. Here is the link to the correct one:
http://twitter.com/#!/nfmgirl/status/29595869579

nfmgirl AT gmail DOT com

Patricia said...

Awww I got tears in my eyes when I saw this book. We had a cat named Dewey that we absolutely adored. I would love to win this book and share it with my son.

katsrus said...

Thank you for the giveaway.
Sue Brandes

Wildflowerhouse said...

This book looks like it will touch my heart. Thank you for the chance to win.

Unknown said...

Thank you for this giveaway! I think Dewey's story is heart-warming and inspirational. He's adorable too!

~ Amy