Writers and Their Pets, Kathleen Krull
Writers and Their Pets, Kathleen Krull
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Writers and Their Pets
True Stories of Famous Authors and Their Animal Friends

Author: Kathleen Krull

Narrator: Lauren Ezzo

Unabridged: 2 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/11/2019

Synopsis

Discover how animals influenced twenty of the world’s most beloved authors, from Charles Dickens to J. K. Rowling.Did you know that a dog saved Pablo Neruda’s life? Or that Mark Twain had a cat named Bambino? Or that Edgar Allan Poe wrote with a cat on his shoulders?Writers and Their Pets tells these stories and many more that will delight not only children but also literary experts, history lovers, and animal enthusiasts. Each short chapter focuses on one author’s life, using simple and entertaining text to weave tales of the pets that affected the lives and works of these writers.Writers and Their Pets features a diverse list of both male and female international authors, from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, including Beatrix Potter, E. B. White, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Kurt Vonnegut, Maurice Sendak, Ernest Hemingway, and more.

About Kathleen Krull

Kathleen Krull garnered starred reviews and awards for her many books. The Children's Book Guild of Washington, DC, honored her with its Nonfiction Award for her body of work that ""has contributed significantly to the quality of nonfiction for children."" She lived in San Diego, California. Learn more about her online at www.kathleenkrull.com.

About Lauren Ezzo

Lauren Ezzo, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a commercial voice talent and Chicago-based actor and graduate of Hope College, where she double majored in theater and English.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ed

I didn't realize this is a YA nonfiction book until I started reading it. But I liked the cute topic and went ahead and finished it. The variety of writers and their respective pets is fairly impressive. Dorothy Parker had a poodle she named Cliche, for instance. Most of the pets I hadn't heard of b......more

Goodreads review by Donna

Learned some interesting facts about these pet-loving writers! The bright, sweet illustrations add to the pleasing overall format. It includes a contents page, introduction, interesting sidebars (for most, but not all authors—odd), glossary (wish they had highlighted those words in the text), biblio......more

Goodreads review by Heidi

Krull has done it again! This is a very engaging book that can be enjoyed from upper elementary students to adults. Anyone who loves stories about authors are sure to be in for a treat, while pet fans will be delighted with these charmingly illustrated stories about a variety of well known authors.......more

Quotes

“Lauren Ezzo enthusiastically narrates Krull’s biographical sketches of famous authors…Her energetic and warm delivery of the narrative will have listeners believing that she cares about each writer personally and is proud of their accomplishments.” AudioFile

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