Vicki Myron's Books
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Dewey: The True Story of a World-Famous Library CatA wonderful adapation for young readers of the international bestseller Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World.Read More -
Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library!Dewey:The Small-town Library-cat Who Touched the World has sold over one million copies worldwide. Now young readers can share his story too!Read More
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Dewey's Nine LivesThe world's best-loved library cat returns in a heartwarming collection inspired by true tales of cats and the people whose lives they enrichedRead More
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USA Today, June 30, 2010
...Dutton will release Dewey's Nine Lives: The Legacy of the Small-Town Library Cat Who Inspired Millions by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter on Oct. 12. The original book also will be released in paperback for the first time on Oct. 10. Dewey, the tale of a...
American Profile, June 18, 2010
...his story is destined for a Hollywood movie. “It’s been a wild ride, thanks to Dewey,” says Vicki Myron, 62, the former head librarian who found the whimpering, nearly frozen kitten in the library’s book drop in January 1988. While Dewey died in...
stuff.co.nz, June 8, 2010
...the firm favourite in our house for repeat reads. DEWEY THERE'S A CAT IN THE LIBRARY, By Vicki Myron and Bret Witter, Simon & Schuster, $28 (hb) THIS IS based on the true story of a kitten who was dumped outside an Iowa library in 1988 and adopted...
Evansville Courier, May 31, 2010
...p.m., Ohio Township Central Library, 4111 Lakeshore Drive, Newburgh. (812) 853-5468 'Dewey: Small Town Library Cat' by Vicki Myron, June 15, 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Alexandrian Free Public Library, 115 Fifth St., Mount Vernon, Ind. (812) 838-3286 'Saving...
Lakeland Ledger, May 25, 2010
...meets 10 a.m. Thursday to discuss "Dewey: the Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World" by Vicki Myron. Magic: the Gathering card game group meets 5:30 p.m. Friday and 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Come for the fun, your deck or ours. Anime Club for...
PublishersWeekly.com, April 5, 2010
...Lion. Anthony Bourke and John Rendall. Broadway (130,286). Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World. Vicki Myron with Bret Witter. Grand Central (130,038). House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street. William D....
Northern Territory News, April 1, 2010
...Love: Elizabeth Gilbert 74 Audacity of Hope: Barack Obama 75 Pillars of the Earth: Ken Follett 76 Dewey: Vicki Myron 77 Dirt Music: Tim Winton 78 Marley and Me: John Grogan 79 Anna Karenina: Leo Tolstoy 80 Dune: Frank Herbert 81 The Catcher in the Rye:...
Muskogee Phoenix, March 29, 2010
...will be a book discussion about the book, 'Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World' by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter. Kelly Couch will lead the discussion from 7 to 8:30 p.m. April 15. On Jan. 18, 1988, the town of Spencer, Iowa, was in...
PublishersWeekly.com, March 25, 2010
...Lion. Anthony Bourke and John Rendall. Broadway (130,286). Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World. Vicki Myron with Bret Witter. Grand Central (130,038). House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street. William D....
MinnPost, March 24, 2010
...s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope”Alexandra Fuller, “Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African Soldier”Vicki Myron & Bret Witter, “Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World”Barack Obama, “Dreams from My Father: A Story of...
KICD AM 1240, March 14, 2010
...in the near future. Larson says they chose not to use Dewey in the logo due to author Vicki Myron not providing written coplyright protection. In other action the board tabled discussion on any building additions or moves until next year and discussed a...
Get Hampshire, March 11, 2010
...This week's book reviews are Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library! by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter, and illustrated by Steve James; and The Quest of the Warrior Sheep by Christine and Christopher Russell...
MinnPost, February 19, 2010
...over the years. Recent reads include "Run" by Ann Patchett, "Dewey the Library Cat" by Bret Witter and Vicki Myron, "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen, "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson, and "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. By the way, when I...
News 10 Now, January 19, 2010
...called, "Dewey, There's a cat in the Library". This is the touching tale written for children by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter based on the real life story of Dewey the cat who was rescued from the book drop slot on a cold dark night and raised as...
North Adams Transcript, January 14, 2010
...you can place a hold for any title that you may want to read. * 636.8092 MYR, Vicki Myron, "Dewey," 47 checkouts; * 641.0973 KIN, Barbara Kingsolver, "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle," 41 checkouts; * 741.5 SCH, Charles Schulz, "The Complete Peanuts," 31...
Pierce County Herald, December 22, 2009
...selection for the Page Turners will be âDewey: the Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the Worldâ by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter and they will be available for borrowing by next week. On behalf of Holly and myself, I would like to wish all a...
News 10 Now, December 9, 2009
...called, "Dewey, There's a cat in the Library". This is the touching tale written for children by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter based on the real life story of Dewey the cat who was rescued from the book drop slot on a cold dark night and raised as...
Yarmouth County Vanguard, December 8, 2009
...about the spirits that animate them and the deepening hold they have on our emotional lives. Dewey by Vicki Myron Her first thought upon hearing a strange sound coming from the book drop one frigid January morning was “this can’t be good.” In fact,...
Windsor Star, November 28, 2009
...friends are nearby to come to her rescue. Ages 3-7. Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library, Vicki Myron and Bret Witter, ill. Steve James; Little, Brown and Co.; $19.99 Vicki Myron worked in a library, where one cold morning she found an unexpected visitor...
Voices News, November 21, 2009
...book is 'Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World,' a New York Times bestseller written by Vicki Myron. For very young children, the library also has copies of 'Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library!'Adult book discussions are planned from...
St. Petersburg Times, November 20, 2009
...being naughty, look cute. Always works." Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library (Little, Brown) by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter, illustrated by Steve James, is a charming picture-book version of the bestseller about a kitten left in the return books slot....
Bureau County Republican, October 29, 2009
...You Meet a Bear on Broadway” by Amy Hest, “Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library” by Vicki Myron, “Over in the Hollow” by Rebecca Dickinson, “Big Frog Can’t Fit In” by Mo Willems, and “The Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series by Jeff Kinney....
Sierra Sun, October 13, 2009
...picture book version for the little ones entitled “Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library!” When Librarian Vicki Myron finds a young kitten abandoned in the Spencer (Iowa) Library return box, she nurses him back to health, deciding then and there that...
Advertiser-Tribune, October 5, 2009
...Community Wide Read. This year's book is 'Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World' by Vicki Myron. Roma showed his film titled 'Puss in Books: Adventures of the Library Cat,' which tells the story of library cats around the country and...
Christian Science Monitor, September 25, 2009
...is never done.? So what lies beyond Marley (?? by Josh Grogan, 2005) and Dewey (?? by Vicki Myron, 2008)? According to PW, here are some of the stronger of the titles aimed at animal lovers this fall: ? ?Homer?s Odyssey,? by Gwen Cooper: Memoir by...
License, September 23, 2009
...series"Ace Lacewing, Bug Detective" by David Biedrzycki and "Dewey, The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World" by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter. "Ace Lacewing, Bug Detective" debuted in 2005. The latest title, "Ace Lacewing, Bug Detective in The Big...
Portland Press Herald, September 17, 2009
...Book Group Fans of ?Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World? can talk to the author, Vicki Myron, tonight at a literacy benefit in Portland. DERVISH WHIRLS INTO BATH It's been 20 years since a group of musicians in Ireland recorded an...
Daily News Journal, September 12, 2009
...Party Girl,' says she had a 'light-bulb moment' when she read about the $1.25 million deal librarian Vicki Myron got for Dewey. 'I said, 'I can write can write a book about my cat. My cat's a pretty cool cat.'' (Bob Wietrak of Barnes & Noble thinks...
Minneapolis Star Tribune, August 30, 2009
...books were 'A Reliable Wife' by Robert Goolrick; 'Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World,' by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter; 'Snow,' by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Lauren Stringer; and 'Savvy,' by Ingrid Law. The awards honor writers...
Serendipity, June 1, 2010
...Ellen Feldman 5) Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda by Jackson R. Bryer and Cathy W. Barks 6) Dewey by Vicki Myron 7) The House of Lost Souls by F.G Cottam 8) The Tricking of Freya by Christina Sunley 9) Fair Play by Tove Jansson 10) Summertime by J.M...
Becky's Book Reviews, May 31, 2010
...Moon . Alan Dyer. 2009. May 2009. Simon & Schuster. 80 pages. Dewey the Library Cat: A True Story. Vicki Myron and Bret Witter. 2010. May 2010. Little Brown. 214 pages. Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya . Donna Jo Napoli. Illustrated...
Good Books & Good Wine, May 15, 2010
...on reading on-going project: I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak, Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat by Vicki Myron, The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult, A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Paper Towns by John Green, Along For The Ride by Sarah...
Becky's Book Reviews, May 10, 2010
...Dewey the Library Cat: A True Story. Vicki Myron and Bret Witter. 2010. May 2010. Little Brown. 214 pages. You find all kinds of things in a library book return box--garbage, snowballs, soda cans. Stick a hole in...
Mad Bibliophile, April 21, 2010
...74 Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama 75 Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 76 Dewey by Vicki Myron 77 Dirt Music by Tim Winton 78 Marley and Me by John Grogan 79 Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 80 Dune by Frank Herbert 81 The Catcher in the...
Whatever He Says, March 27, 2010
...her in its warmth,whenever she needs it. Dewey--The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, by Vicki Myron (with Bret Witter). I had this book out of the library in audio CDs. Tori listened to some of it one night and fell in love with Dewey....
Book Blab, March 16, 2010
...ARC) • River Thieves by Michael Crummey • Dewey The Small-Town Library Cat who Touched the world by Vicki Myron • The Glass Castle by jeannette Walls (hardcover) As the contest evolves I will add more books for the winners to choose...
Anne Caroline Drake, March 1, 2010
...psychologist (ex-wife of an OB/Gyn MD, All But My Soul ) Dr. Christine McFadden, veterinarian (ex-husband murdered all four of their children) Vicki Myron, librarian ( Dewey ) Katha Pollitt, feminist poet/ The Nation columnist ( Learning to Drive )...
Deep Muck Big Rake, February 10, 2010
...Our next Read a Million Minutes book was Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library! by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter, illustrated by Steve James. This was a SHE WRITES book . It’s also the children’s version of Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched...
The Reading Life, February 10, 2010
...After Dark by Huruki Murakami Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat that Touched the World by Vicki Myron Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto The Age of Prize Stock Innocence by Edith Wharton Real World by Natsuo Kirino A Start in Life by Anita...
Winning Readings, February 5, 2010
...Title: Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World Author: Vicki Myron, Bret Witter Blog: Frugal Plus Link to Giveaway: Dewey The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World Review & Giveaway! Genre: Adult nonfiction How to enter:...
Abilene Public Library - Teen Space's MySpace Blog, February 4, 2010
...Steve Harvey Call Number: 306.7 HAR Title: Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World Author: Vicki Myron with Brett Witter Call Number: 636.809 MYR Title: Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog Author: John Grogan Call...
Abilene Public Library's MySpace Blog, February 4, 2010
...Steve Harvey Call Number: 306.7 HAR Title: Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World Author: Vicki Myron with Brett Witter Call Number: 636.809 MYR Title: Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog Author: John Grogan Call...
One Librarian's Book Reviews, January 8, 2010
...list all my five star reviewed books (that I read for the first time this year): Dewey by Vicki Myron Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch Holes by Louis Sachar With Courage and Cloth by Ann Bausam The Mother in Me by...
The Reading Life, January 8, 2010
...After Dark by Huruki Murakami Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat that Touched the World by Vicki Myron Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto The Age of Prize Stock Innocence by Edith Wharton Real World by Natsuo Kirino A Start in Life by Anita...
LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News, January 8, 2010
...issue of CAT FANCY to read the full article: Literary Felines: Meet 45 Library Cats By Erika Sorocco Vicki Myron’s Dewey brought attention to a cat who managed to brighten the lives of everyone around him during his residence at a small-town Midwestern...
JUST BOOKS, January 2, 2010
...Joshilyn Jackson 8. The Help - Kathryn Stockett 9. The Stone Diaries – Carol Shields 10. Dewey – Vicki Myron 11. Made in the U.S.A. – Billie Letts 12. Mudbound - Hillary Jordan...
Secret Dreamworld of a Bookaholic, January 1, 2010
...2) Patricia Davids: Military Daddy 3) Linwood Barclay: No Time For Goodbye (audio) 4) Meg Cabot: Jinx 5) Vicki Myron: Dewey 6) Marie Ferrarella: Protecting His Witness 7) Natalie Anderson: Bought - One Night, One Marriage 8) Suzanne Brockmann: Prince Joe...
Reading Thru The Night, December 31, 2009
...loved it but I just don't get it. And the movie? It looks earth-shattering awful! Dewey by Vicki Myron - I first heard about Dewey from a news clip. Being a cat person, I immediately fell in love with the story. Having read the book, I wish it...
One Librarian's Book Reviews, December 30, 2009
...list all my five star reviewed books (that I read for the first time this year): Dewey by Vicki Myron Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch Holes by Louis Sachar With Courage and Cloth by Ann Bausam The Mother in Me by...
Sweet Soliloquies, December 19, 2009
...Lewis Juliet Blackwell Sujata Massey John Matthews Nancy Milford Czeslaw Milosz Terry Moore Natasha Mostert C.E. Murphy Vicki Myron Louise Penny Frank E. Peretti Margot Potter Anne Rice Kat Richardson Nora Roberts Laura Joh Rowland Greg...
Stacy Oxford's Blog, December 7, 2009
...Authors: Vicki Myron, Bret Witter Illustrator: Steve James Publication Date: 2009 Title: Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library! ISBN#: 978-0316068741 Grade: First/Second What is...
In the Shadow of Mt. TBR, December 7, 2009
...Title : Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World Author : Vicki Myron with Bret Witter Hardback : 277 pages ISBN :9780446407410 That’s life. We all go through the tractor blades ever now and then. We all get bruised...
Florence Public Library / Eula Hunt Beck Public Li, December 3, 2009
...Kazoo Christmas” by Nancy E. Krulik, and lots more. From our adult fiction section, books like, “”Dewey” by Vicki Myron, “Timepiece” by Richard Paul Evans, “Ester’s Gift: A Mitford Christmas Story” by Jan Karon, “Tidings of Comfort...
Socrates' Book Reviews, November 28, 2009
...a beautiful ginger cat. The poor thing was cold, hungry and very scared. The author of this book, Vicki Myron, had been the library director and chose to take the cat in and care for him. It wasn't long before this kitty became the center of the library...
Guide to Literary Agents, November 20, 2009
...When I read about Dewey , I knew he was a superstar among cats. I soon found out that Vicki Myron is also a superstar among librarians. Then I brought in Bret Witter, who is a superstar writer. And it worked! We sold a million hardcovers in the US,...
Picture Book of the Day, November 18, 2009
...Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library! by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter (Authors) and Steve James (Illustrator) is the picture book version of the New York Times bestseller. Someone left a cat in the book return at the...
Deep Muck Big Rake, November 13, 2009
...by Laurel Snyder Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts Dewey, There’s a Cat in the Library! by Vicki Myron Finger Lickin’ Fifteen by Janet Evanovich Goldilicious by Victoria Kann The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo Rogue Angel Eternal Journey by...
Speed of Light, November 2, 2009
...Remember Dewey Readmore , last year's suddenly famous library cat? Librarian Vicki Myron hit the best seller lists with her feline tale, and even Hollywood paid attention. Meryl Streep will be playing Vicki in a movie based on the book. This year...
BooksPlease, October 31, 2009
...fact I only have one week to read Dewey: the Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron. I only have one week because this is part of the library’s “Top Ten Best Sellers” and cannot be renewed. I first read about this book last...
Okefenokee Book Club, October 25, 2009
...16 Secret Life of Bees by Sue Kidd Monk February 20 Dewey the Small town Library Cat by Vicki Myron March 20 The Keepsake by Terri Gerritsen April 17 March by Geraldine Brooks May 15 Straight by Dick Francis June 19 Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie...
eMpTy page, October 5, 2009
...October Book: Dewey: The small-town library cat who touched the world Author: Vicki Myron Non-fiction Synopsis: (Courtesy of Dewey's website ) Vicki Myron was a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm and an alcoholic husband. But her...
BooksForKidsBlog, September 24, 2009
...he nestled into her lap and began to purr. "I'm a real library cat now." Author Vicki Myron has cut the opening chapters of her best-selling Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World down to picture-book size for the youngest readers, and...
Life of Scraps, September 23, 2009
...became available at the library so I jumped ahead to the one set down for October. Dewey by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter is the story of a cat who turned up in the Spencer, Iowa library book drop and became famous (apparently) around the world. It is also...
