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I had this collection when I was a child over 40 years ago and I absolutely adored it. I had completely forgotten all about it until I happened to come across it online. Once I was reminded of it, I could still recall at least six or seven of the stories quite clearly. I am sure that some of the stories are a little dated now. In fact, they were already dated at the time. However, the book is a five-star for me just because of the story “Enter Emma” alone. This story is taken from the book Emma and I by Sheila Hocken. I actually sought out and read this book as a child after coming across this story in this anthology. It is the memoir of a woman and the vision guide dog, Emma, who comes into her life. I remember reading this story over and over again! There were several other selections that caught my attention as a child. Primarily those by James Herriot, Joy Adamson, Anna Sewell, Desmond Morris, and Gerald Durrell. All of these authors would also become childhood reading staples for me. I see that this book is available to borrow from the Internet Archive. I may just do that for the sake of nostalgia. It would be wonderful to revisit those old stories and relive the memories of my childhood.
