The Gifts Animals Can Give

About the Book

As an only child until 11 years old, I had many lonely hours to fill. Whenever a dog lost his way or found himself without shelter, he would follow me home from school or from the park. It didn't seem polite to refuse a lost animal a meal and a warm place to sleep for the night.

But one night usually turned into two, and sometimes three. Just as we were beginning to be friends, just as I was growing accustomed to being greeted at the steps when I returned from school, with the wag of a tail, someone in the apartment would complain. Someone would tell the landlord.

The story was always the same. I would return home from school and my companion, my delightful pal would be gone. But I kept bringing strays home.

A lonely day was never quite as empty with a dog's nose nuzzling against my knee, begging for attention. "Some day I'm going to have as many animals as I want," I promised myself. Years later, when that some day arrived, I did. And now I would like to bring them into your life, as they came into mine.

About the Author

Harriet May Savitz has over 24 books published by major publishers Savitz?s book, Run, Don?t Walk, was made into an ABC Afterschool Special produced by Henry Winkler. Her book, Fly, Wheels, Fly, was nominated for the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award. She received the PSLA 1981 Outstanding Pennsylvania Author Award. Her web is address www.harrietmaysavitz.com