THE TRUE TAILS OF BAKER AND TAYLOR: THE LIBRARY CATS WHO LEFT THEIR PAWPRINTS ON A SMALL TOWN…AND THE WORLD
Book ID/图书代码： 08900015B80174
English Summary/英文概要： In the vein of Dewey and A Street Cat Named Bob, this is the heartwarming story of two loving library cats who left their pawprints on the world. It all started when librarian Jan Louch hired two Scottish Folds to keep mice away from her town’s new library. She thought the names Baker and Taylor fit the felines’ mild temperaments, and of course she dealt with the Baker & Taylor company on a daily basis. When Jan agreed to let the cats pose for a few photos for a Baker & Taylor poster, she never dreamed they would go on to become celebrities in the book world and beyond. The library became a pilgrimage site for fans from far and wide. The moment Jan stamped posters and book bags with the cats’ official “pawtograph” was, of course, the icing on the cake. And residents of Carson Valley, Nevada were rightly proud of their famous library cats. But beneath the surface of this seemingly idyllic small town, trouble was brewing. Inflation, unemployment, and mortgage interest rates climbed as the country spiraled into recession. Many of the long-established ranching families were struggling to keep their farms. The personal and political views of the conservative old-timers didn’t match the typically liberal newcomers, and resentment—fueled by economic stress all around—began to build. Louch’s town was splintering. That’s when Baker and Taylor stepped in. What happened next astounded everyone.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《贝克和泰勒的足迹》讲述了两只可爱的图书馆猫咪在全世界留下了自己的足迹的暖心故事。故事的开始，一位名叫珍•劳奇的图书馆管理员雇了两只苏格兰折耳猫来解决城镇中新建成的图书馆鼠患成灾的问题。她觉得贝克和泰勒这两个名字非常适合小猫温柔的个性，之后她又建立了贝克&泰勒公司。当珍同意为这两只小猫拍点照片来做海报的时候，她绝对没有想到它们会就此成名，图书馆也成了世界各地粉丝的朝圣地。珍开始两只小猫的猫爪印在海报、书包、还有蛋糕上。内华达洲卡森谷的居民都以他们的图书馆名猫而感到骄傲。但是这个看似平和的小镇也存在诸多的问题。通货膨胀、失业率高、抵押贷款利率升高，国家一步步迈入经济大衰退。许多经营许久的牧场家庭都艰难地经营着他们的农场。保守派和自由派都被经济压力搞得困苦不堪，彼此的怨恨使他们产生了私人和政治上的意见分歧，小镇逐渐分裂。就在这时，贝克和泰勒进入了小镇，接下来发生的一切震惊了所有人。（XAT）
Awards/获奖情况：“读书人和爱猫人都会非常喜欢这本书，读完后每个人都会意识到图书馆的重要性。”——天宝•葛兰汀，《动物翻译学》的作者
“小镇图书馆猫咪的故事感动了许多人。这本有趣、感人、有趣的读物强调了图书馆社区的内在本质。”——吉娜•谢里丹，《我在公共图书馆》工作的作者
“两只小镇图书馆猫咪意外走红，爱他们的图书管理员也成为了爱书人和爱猫人的榜样。贝克和泰勒的故事也描述了有关一个女人的生活、一间图书馆、一个小镇、一个工业、一个时段和我们的不可阻挡的前进。”——卡罗尔•纳尔逊•道格拉斯，《午夜路易之谜》作者
“我特别喜欢猫咪、读书还有图书馆生活。我尤其喜欢苏格兰折耳猫（我有三只猫咪，其中有一只是个天才，为自己赢得了图书馆声誉）。所以找到这么一本有关图书馆猫咪的书籍，我感到很开心。我多么希望诺顿还在我身边，这些我就能把这个故事读给他听了。”——彼得•基德斯，畅销书《诺顿三部曲》作者，（《去过巴黎的猫》、《国外的猫》、《长生不老的猫》）
“两只可爱的图书馆猫咪使得图书馆受到了人们的关注。这本书就像只可爱的小猫一样，每个家庭都会欢迎它的。”——弗朗西斯科•马修斯琳娜，纽约时代畅销书《我可以在这尿尿》、《小猫做的诗》作者
“Book and cat lovers will adore this book and it will get everybody turned on to reading and the importance of libraries.” ―Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation
"Finally, the charming backstory of the small-town cats who touched so many. This engaging, emotional, and funny read highlights the inclusive nature of the library community." ―Gina Sheridan, author of I Work at a Public Library
“This valentine to two small-town library cats who accidentally became famous as book-world mascots and the librarian who loved them will be catnip to everyone who loves books and those perfect readers’ companions, cats. Baker and Taylor’s sensitively written saga also portrays the unstoppable growth of a woman’s life, a library, a town, an industry, and an era, ours.” ―Carole Nelson Douglas, author of the Midnight Louie mysteries
"I love, in no particular order, cats, books, and the literary life in general. I particularly love Scottish Fold cats. (I’ve had three, one of whom was a genius and achieved his own literary fame). So to find a book that covers all the bases - or all the paws, as the case may be - was a sheer delight. I only wish Norton was still around so I could read this to him. Or so he could read it to me." ―Peter Gethers, author of the bestselling Norton Trilogy (The Cat Who Went to Paris, A Cat Abroad, and The Cat Who’ll Live Forever)
“Not since George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life has someone so lifted the spirits of an entire community. That the ‘someone’ in this case is in fact two library cats makes this true tale of the love of literature combined with a fondness for nose licking all the more magical. This book, like a purring kitten who may also be a genie, should be welcomed into any home.” ―Francesco Marciuliano, New York Times bestselling author of I Could Pee on This and Other Poems by Cats
About the Author/作者介绍： 珍•劳奇是内华达洲卡森谷道格拉斯郡公共图书馆的退休助理图书管理员。她是世界著名图书馆猫咪贝克和泰勒最主要的照顾者。
丽莎•罗格是一位独立记者，有30余年的写作经历。她的写作领域非常广泛，从高科技、猫咪、食物到旅行。
写作使得丽莎的生活充满快乐和冒险，每天一睁眼就在期待今天是否能发现点新的东西，好奇心和陌生人使她的生活每天都很丰富。
丽莎最新的作品有《勇敢的狗狗：工作犬的英雄主义》、《丹•布朗传记》、《教皇弗朗西斯》。丽莎花了一年的时间在世界各地旅居，现在则在新罕布什尔和南卡罗来纳两地生活。
Jan Louch is a retired assistant librarian of the Douglas County Public Library in Nevada’s Carson Valley. She was the primary caregiver for the world famous library cats, Baker and Taylor.
Lisa Rogak I’m an independent journalist going on more than 30 years as a full-time writer, a fact that surprises even me! In that time, I’ve written about everything from high-tech and cats to food and travel.
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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE
Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：English language in North America, St. Martin’s Press, May 2016
Large print English language in North America, Thorndike
English language audiobook, Recorded Books
Italian, TEA Libri
Dutch, The House of Books
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