I'm a fan of Sylvia and a lover of animals. This book was amazing, loved it.

Oh my goodness, everything in this book makes so much sense because I am a dog owner. I loved it!

A very small little book, one of those gift book size (maybe 6" x 6"). You can read in less than an hour. This cannot compare to Animal Speak: The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small for studying your totem animals but what Sylvia's purpose of the book was to assure you that you will see your beloved pets again. The book does have a small amount of information about totem animals. I would not pay the $24.95 price on the back cover for this book. Get it from the library, it is a nice quick read.

The day I had to put my heart, my very best friend Ecko down, I just couldn't go home, the house would be empty. I needed distraction, so I drove around awhile and stopped in Dollar General. I came across this book, odd because they don't generally have this type of book, and it was the only copy. I feel I was supposed to have it. The first page of the book reads:
"For most of us, in this lifetime or any other, the most difficult moments of our lives stem from the loss of a family member. If you are an animal lover like me, the loss of a beloved pet is as devastating as the loss of a person. Let me tell you, without a shadow of doubt, our pets will be waiting for us on the Other Side."
-The exact thing I needed to hear at that moment. It seemed no one would understand how I felt, she was more than a dog, she was my very best friend and roommate for 9 1/2 years.
Spirit of Animals is a lovely heart-warming book. It's not very long, but the right amount of comfort when I needed it.

The gentle spirit of animals is captured through photos and lovely artwork. The vignettes are sweet too, if you are able to suspend your disbelief in animal totems and spirit guides from Browne (yes, that Browne) and accept the fanciful for a just a moment. That said, the framing of the text with "true story" and who-said-what was distracting and took away from the depth of the book's message.

It explains the different types of animals how they find their paths into our life's. How animals affect us being in our life.

****4 Stars****
Wonderful book!

This book was a very fun and interesting read. I like Sylvia's concept on animals being protectors and anima of angels. I recommend animal lovers and general interest readers pick this up. You will certainly enjoy it.

April Margeson
Author of Eternity (Circle of Light)
Waking Up Dead series
Demon's Death (A Short Story)
Random Scribbles Vol. 1 and 2

Borrowed from library.

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(In notebook.)

This book takes about 5 minutes to read but if you love animals take the 5 minutes. I started crying about half way through. The idea that your pets are predestined to be apart of your life really hit home with me.

Love her and this book was great

Very good, and also absolutely comforting.