Lisa Rogak

Jan Louch

"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 It all started with mice in the library. Assistant librarian Jan Louch and a coworker decided that what the library needed was a cat. Or, even better, two cats. Soon, they found a pair of Scottish Folds who were perfect for the job. Jan named them Baker and Taylor, and they took up residence in the library. But these cats were much more than mousers. Visitors to the library fell in love with Baker and Taylor and their antics just as Jan had. And then, after Jan let the cats be photographed for a poster, they became feline celebrities. Children from across the country wrote them letters, fans traveled from far and wide to meet them, and they became the most famous library cats in the world. In The True Tails of Baker and Taylor, Jan Louch looks back and tells the remarkable story of these two marvelous cats and the people—readers, librarians, and cat lovers of all ages—who came together around them.

The Library Cats Who Left Their Pawprints on a Small Town . . . and the World

The True Tails of Baker and Taylor

Jan Louch, bibliothecaresse in Nevada, neemt twee Schotse vouwoorkatten in dienst om de muizen te bestrijden. Ze noemt hen Baker en Taylor. De boekengroothandel Baker & Taylor, waar de katten naar zijn vernoemd, maakt foto's van hen voor een promotieposter. Daardoor worden Baker en Taylor wereldberoemd. Baker & Taylor is het eerbetoon aan deze charmante, hardwerkende katten die voor altijd hun pootafdrukken achterlieten in de harten van alle mensen die hen liefhadden.

Jan Louch

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