Every Living Thing
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Every Living Thing is a collection of twelve short stories by Cynthia Rylant
, with decorations by S.D. Schindler. The stories all deal with the redemptive relationships of humans and other animals, most often how a stray animal comes into the life of a person just when it is needed the most.
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Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia Rylant is an American author. She has written more than 100 children's books in English and Spanish. With the divorce of her parents when she was four and living without running water and electricity she became an author including works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry...
, with decorations by S.D. Schindler. The stories all deal with the redemptive relationships of humans and other animals, most often how a stray animal comes into the life of a person just when it is needed the most.
Contents
- "Slower Than the Rest", about a boy and his turtle
- "Retired", about a retired teacher adopting an old collie
- "Boar Out There", about a girl's encounter with a wild boar
- "Papa's Parrot", about a boy's learning his father's secret
- "A Pet", about a girl given an old blind goldfish
- "Spaghetti", about a tenement boy finding a kitten
- "Drying Out", about an alcoholic feeding squirrels in a hospital
- "Stray", about a girl hoping to save her dog from the pound
- "Planting Things", about an elderly man finding a robin's nest
- "A Bad Road for Cats", about a woman searching for her lost cat
- "Safe", about a boy who finds solace in the stolidity of cattle
- "Shells", about an orphan and his aunt finally connecting through hermit crabs
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