| Description |
192 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, her immortal dog -- Edgar Allan Poe, scary and strange -- Charles Dickens, keeper of the raven -- Mark Twain, of comedy and cats -- Edith Wharton, writing novels with a lap full of dogs -- Beatrix Potter, drawn to mice and bunnies -- Gertrude Stein, a poodle is a poodle is a poodle -- Virginia Woolf, a dog of her own -- Dorothy Parker, devoted to dogs -- William Faulkner, falling off a horse -- E.B. White, of dogs, pigs, and spiders -- Ernest Hemingway, a soft spot for cats -- John Steinbeck, the famous Charley -- Marguerite Henry, queen of the wild ponies -- Pablo Neruda, when your pet saves your life -- Kurt Vonnegut, black humor with a pumpkin accent -- Flannery O'Connor, life is better with peacocks -- Maurice Sendak, dogs and other wild things -- Alice Walker, communing with chickens -- J.K. Rowling, the best reason to have a pet. |
| Audience |
Grades 4-6. |
| Note |
Grades 4-6. |
| Audience |
Ages 9-12. |
| Note |
Ages 9-12. |
| Summary |
"Did you know that Edgar Alan Poe wrote with a cat on his shoulders? That a dog saved Pablo Neruda's life? Or that Mark Twain had a cat named Bambino? Writers and Their Pets tells these stories and many more with full-color illustrations and a chirpy narrative that will delight literary buffs, history lovers, and animal enthusiasts. Writers and Their Pets is the perfect follow-up to the successful Artists and Their Pets"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-187) and index. |
| Subject |
Pets -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
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Authors -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
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Pet owners -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
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Human-animal relationships -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Lemay, Violet, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9781947458529 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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