More wonderful books
With the holidays coming up I wanted to add a few more of my all time favorite books!
Animal Dreams
My favorite book, Animal Dreams, is the story of Codi Noline who returns to her home town after a string of failures and finds what it truly means to belong. Through an environmental catastrophe, caring for her dying father, and falling in love Codi is able to see that success is not always about degrees and money but more about how you look at life.
Animals dream about the things they do in the daytime, just like people do. If you want sweet dreams, you’ve got to live a sweet life.
I highly recommend this book! Did I mention it has one of the sweetest old dogs in literature?
The Color of Distance
A close second to Animal Dreams, The Color of Distance is about a young scientist, Juna, who is left on a distant planet by mistake. She is saved by a race of beings with incredible healing powers, the Tendu. This is an amazing book about healing, love, and how differences between us, no matter what species we are, can be bridged.
My favorite parts of this book are the rich healing experiences that Juna learns and shares not just for the creatures in this world but also for their planet and the balance that is held between all living things.
While not directly about dogs or cats, this book very much touched my heart as someone who lives with companion animals.
Although out of print you can still easily find this book used.
Carl’s Christmas
Who couldn’t love Carl’s Christmas? From the Good Dog Carl books comes the tale of Carl’s Christmas night of babysitting. Who wouldn’t trust their baby with a Rottweiler like Carl? Although without words, the illustrations of this book tell this colorful tale well.
Also see Holiday Books for Cat Lovers
