This book is a collection of short stories about the animals with whom we share this earth. The animals, people, places and events are real. Permission has been granted to use their names in print. Twenty kinds of animals are featured in thirty-nine true stories for adults and children.

Animals are more than a pair of eyes surrounded by fur, feathers, skin or scales. They are living beings with deep feelings like you and me. The stars of this book include both wild and domestic animals from a newly hatched cicada to aerobatic hummingbirds, an impressive bobcat, a mischievous puppy and a few impish housecats. Meet them all up close and personal. The animals sometimes reveal their inner most thoughts. These “thoughts” are printed in italics.