Every Living Thing (short story collection)

First edition

Every Living Thing is a collection of twelve short stories for children by Cynthia Rylant, published by Bradbury Press in 1985 with decorations by S. D. Schindler.[1] The stories all feature redemptive relationships between humans and other animals, most often showing how a stray animal comes into the life of a person just when it is most needed.

Contents

  • "Slower Than the Rest", about a boy and his turtle. main character- Leo
  • "Retired", about a retired teacher adopting an old collie. main character- Ms. Cutcheon
  • "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" is about a boy named Gabriel that is lonely and found a cat that gave him company
  • "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

References

  1. ^ Every Living Thing at WorldCat


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