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Review of WAYWARD CREATURES by Dayna Lorentz

By TJ June 12, 2021Books, Fiction, Middle-Grade, Wild Animals

This sweet middle-grade novel doesn't publish until January, but I read an advance copy and loved it so much, I just have to write about it now! It's one of the first novels I've read that encourages the reader to empathize with a coyote, and for that it is…

Holiday Gift List

By TJ December 5, 2020Books, Dogs, Farm Animals, Fiction, Horses, Marine Animals, Memoir, Middle-Grade, Nonfiction, Picture Books, Teens, Wild Animals

Books that make a perfect present for the animal lover!

Story Time with Irina: A WHALE OF THE WILD, by Rosanne Parry

By TJ September 1, 2020Books, Fiction, Marine Animals, Middle-Grade, Wild Animals

We just finished this fun, adventurous, and very enlightening kids' book (ages 8-12) called A Whale of the Wild, written by Rosanne Parry and illustrated by Lindsay Moore. It's about two orcas (we've heard some call them "killer whales" but they don't seem that scary to us) - a sister, Vega, and her little brother, Deneb.

HOW TO BE A GOOD CREATURE by Sy Montgomery

By TJ June 9, 2020Arachnids, Books, Dogs, Farm Animals, Marine Animals, Memoir, Nonfiction, Wild Animals

Love, love, love this book! It's an essential addition to any animal lover's book collection! Naturalist Sy Montgomery is one of my favorite nonfiction writers, and this wonderful memoir is a collection of homages to animals she's loved throughout her life - both those she's lived with as family,…

Review of COYOTE AMERICA by Dan Flores

By TJ June 9, 2020Books, Nonfiction, Wild Animals

The other evening I was driving through a busy intersection near my house on the outskirts of Phoenix and I saw a coyote crossing the street. Thankfully there wasn't a whole lot of traffic, but funny thing was he crossed with the light, as if he knew how to…

Our Trip to Yellowstone!

By TJ June 9, 2020Horses, National Parks, Wild Animals

This post was originally published June 2018 on MyCatJeoffry.com. We recently returned from a trip to Yellowstone National Park. Above is a pic of some adorable baby bison, viewed through a scope. We primarily went to do some quality wolf-watching, after reading a wonderful book by Terry Tempest Williams,…

Do Some Wolf Yoga with Moon!

By TJ June 9, 2020Books, Picture Books, Wild Animals

After our reading of the mesmerizing A Wolf Called Romeo, we just loved the idea of this debut picture book by Alison Oliver called MOON. It's about a little girl who leads a very busy life. She longs to take a break from it all and find her true self.…

Review of THE ELEPHANT WHISPERER by Lawrence Anthony

By TJ June 9, 2020Africa, Books, Memoir, Nonfiction, Wild Animals

About half way through this book I started crying and couldn't stop until end. And then I cried even more because it was over. Not because it was sad, although there are parts that are bittersweet, but just because it was so beautiful. Honestly, I don't think I've ever…

Review of A WOLF CALLED ROMEO by Nick Jans

By TJ June 9, 2020Books, Memoir, Nonfiction, Wild Animals

Such an endearing book that now ranks up there as one of my all-time favorite wildlife books. If you haven't read this book yet and you like wolves, wildlife, Alaska, or even dogs, it's a must-read! Published in 2014, A Wolf Called Romeo tells the true story of a…

DREAMCATCHER by Miya White

By TJ June 9, 2020Art, Wild Animals

Yes, it's a wolf, not a wildcat, but we still love this new drawing we just bought at the Heard Museum's Student Art Show! It's called DREAMCATCHER and it's by 15-year-old Navajo student, Miya White. We're heading up to Yellowstone National Park for a wolf-watching expedition in early spring,…