Books and more books: Pet themes are big

So many books, so little time.

I now have a stack of books on my desk that I've been meaning to blog about. I've read 2 out of the 8 -- and parts of a few more. If you've ever spent some time in the pet section of a bookstore -- and I'm guessing all our readers have -- you know that pet books are popular, both fiction and nonfiction.

I've posted before about Dewey, the cat from the Spencer, Iowa, library (my mom's hometown) that was (and still is) popular on bookstore shelves.

I've not yet made it through the new stack -- many received in the mail, a couple I've bought. I'd hoped to read them all before posting,

But I decided to start posting about them separately in the coming days/weeks. The list:

• "First Person Cat" by Jacque Heebner
• "Katie: Up and Down the Hall" by Glenn Plaskin
• "97 Ways to Make a Dog Smile" by Jenny Langbehn
• "Careers for Your Cat" by Ann Dziemianowicz
• "Releasing Your Pet's Hidden Health Potential" by Dr. Richard Palmquist
• "Off-Leash Dog Play: A complete Guide to Safety & Fun" by Robin Bennett and Susan Briggs
• "What My Golden Retriever Taught Me About God" by Rhonda McRae
• "Lesson From a Sheepdog" by Phillip Keller (this one's an older favorite of mine)

Any favorite pet-themed books that you've run across lately?