Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover's Soul: Celebrating Pets as Family with Stories About Cats, Dogs and Other Critters (Paperback)

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Grade 9 Up-These stories celebrate those four-legged creatures that bring out the best in us.
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Product Description

If readers' cats and dogs could read they'd give up catnip and bones for this book. Their "people" are sure to love and treasure this book for years to come. Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul spoke directly to the hearts of all readers whose lives have ever been changed by the love of a pet. Now the coauthors bring readers this volume, honoring the unique and enduring love that people share with their cats and dogs. Like its predecessor, this book is a joyous and inspiring collection--sometimes poignant, sometimes amusing, always filled with the special and incredibly unconditional love only cats and dogs can give. The stories in this collection celebrate those lovable furry, four-legged creatures that bring out the best in all of us, inspiring us to be happier, kinder, more understanding and more loving. Readers will discover that many of humanity's greatest heroes, healers and teachers are not humans at all, but those amazing cats and dogs that brighten all our lives.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: HCI; Unknown edition (October 14, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558747109
• ISBN-13: 978-1558747104
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #196,672 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover's Soul, January 11, 2000

By	Shawn Burkholder (Idaho) - See all my reviews

I got the book as a Christmas gift and found myself transported to warm memories of pets, past, present and future. I found the book to be like looking in someone's emotional diary; sharing their most intimate, special moments of sharing their lives fully with a beloved pet. I bought ten copies of the book and gave it as a new millennium gift to all the pet lover's in my life and I'm prould to report that the praises, thank you's and high-fives keep coming my way. If you love your pets like family, and are tired of fiction or stories of gloom and doom, add this book to your shopping cart!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was touching and just a wonderful book., November 18, 1999

By A Customer

It was a touching book that brought me to tears. If you have pets this book will really relate to you. IT unbelievably shows the unmistakable bond with which you share with your pet.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best short stories I have ever read, March 22, 2000

By	Kelley Allison "tkallison" (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Chicken Soup for the Cat and Dog Lover's Soul: Celebrating Pets as Family with Stories About Cats, Dogs and Other Critters (Chicken Soup for the Soul) (Hardcover)

I love this book! I found myself laughing and crying through out the book. Two of my favorite stories were, "15 Minutes of Fame" and "Bedroom Secrets of Pets Revealed". I have 2 large dogs and 1 cat and can relate to both of these stories. It's nice to know that there are so many people in the world that give the gift of life and love to their animals. If you too are an animal lover, this is the book for you. I am sure you will relate to at least one of its many well written stories.