Library Intern Book Reviews
Review of Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library! by Vicki Myron
Publisher
Little, Brown
City
New York, New York, United States of America
Date of Publication
2009
ISBN
9780316074056
Date of Review
2012
Disciplines
Library and Information Science | Modern Literature
Keywords
Children's literature, reviews
Recommended Citation
Schmidt, Stacie, "Review of Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library! by Vicki Myron" (2012). Library Intern Book Reviews. 47.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/intern_book_reviews/47
Review
Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library! follows a little orange cat as he goes from a stray to a happy cat who lives in a library. Named Dewey Readmore Books, he prowls the library “helping” the librarians, and providing a sense of enjoyment to all who enter the library. This children’s book is based from the adult non-fiction book Dewey: The Small Town Cat Who Changed the World, and that is obvious. While the story is pleasant enough, it seems watered down, and disconnected from any sympathetic or fleshed out characters– it seems much has been left out in an effort to produce a story fit for a picture book. The illustrations are warm coloured and fuzzy, like the reader is seeing the story through smudged lenses. It’s pleasant, but not particularly remarkable. Parents and educators looking for books about cute animals or libraries should keep looking. There are better options available. Not Recommended. Stacie Schmidt, Centennial Library Intern.