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Norman: A Dog's Life

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My human read this book to me and I can't recommend it enough. Finally a book that tells what it's like to see the world from a foot off the ground. There are many moving momments in this book (bowls included) about our relationships with the humans who we protect. Norman does a fantastic job of showing how we four leggeds give meaning to the mundane lives of humans. While I sometimes object to being called a dog, Mr. McGee helps Norman express the more human side of being a dog. As readers we get an inside look at the very important role of canines in a modern post indutrial world.

Review written by: Fergus- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

I read this book to my daughters (ages 6 and 8) over the past few evenings. With so many of the books I read to them today there's little to keep me from yawning at each turn of the page. Norman: A Dog's Life was different though. Rather than read the obligatory one chapter a night, it was easy to fulfill their requests for more. They loved hearing about Norman's adventures and compared stories about our own pets quirky personalities. And even went looking for glasses for our own dog to wear. We ended the book while reading outdoors around our chimania on a beautiful early spring evening. I had trouble getting through the last chapter and my wife took over. The girls, though sad, understood about the eventuality of life's cycle and consoled me with the fact that it was ok, our dog (8 years old) is still a puppy. I hope you enjoy this book as much as our whole family did.

A must have book for all dog lovers. I just couldn't put it down until I had read the whole book. You'll laugh a lot and I even shed a tear.

Our humans read us Norman's story and even though we don't normally get along with dogs (we are finicky elitist cats but we tolerate those who don't measure up) we fell in love with Norman. The younger human shared Norman's story with all her friends so they could let their dogs know about Norman. Norman is now well known and loved in North Texas

Norman: A Dog's Life was an excellent book! It was funny and heart warming and really made you feel like Norman was actually telling the story. I would reccommend this book to everyone I know. It is a quick read but it says a lot!