English Summary/英文概要： In this charming collection of nineteen stories, you can’t help but fall in love with the unlucky fawn who is saved by a nursing home, the troublesome rabbit who warms her way into a new family and the good (German) shepherd who comforts the sick.

These are stories of hope, humor, triumph, loyalty, compassion, life and even death—but most of all, these are stories of love and the extraordinary animals who make our lives the richer for it.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书收集了19个温暖人心的小故事，你会情不自禁地爱上故事中的人物和小动物们，一头被疗养机构收养的倒霉小鹿，一只来到了温暖的新家庭的淘气小兔子，还有安慰病人的牧羊犬。

这些故事关乎希望，幽默，忠诚，胜利，同情，生命甚至死亡。但最重要的是，这些故事都是关于爱与这些使我们人生多了些感动与希望的非凡动物。(XAT & CK)

Awards/获奖情况： Coudert (Seven Cats and the Art of Living) offers an uplifting collection of true animal tales featuring ducks, geese, deer, and dogs who bring healing and joy to those around them. She introduces us to Snoopy, a 17-year-old dachshund/beagle mix whose family can’t afford to transport her from Wyoming to their new home in Indiana. Through the efforts of several animal lovers, Snoopy rides the puppy express and is happily returned to her family. The title story describes a generous family who adopts three siblings haunted by their troubled history and incapable of connecting emotionally with their new parents. Enter Shaneen, a puppy with a preternatural ability to sense what the children need and how to reach them. We also meet Lord Bacon, a remarkable miniature pig, who helps his owner overcome agoraphobia, as well as Dirty Annie and Philip, wild ducks who invade a yard to snack on raspberries and end up charming the yard owner. These touching and engaging vignettes will make animal lovers out of us all. ---From Publishers Weekly

JO COUDERT is the author of nine books, including Seven Cats and the Art of Living, The Ditchdigger’s Daughters and Advice from a Failure. A lifelong animal lover, she lives in Califon, New Jersey.