Beaner Wiener

by Jim Stark

Beaner Wiener was a real cat, a real character, and she was greatly loved during her short life on Earth. She and her brother and sister kittens were cruelly dumped in a cardboard box in farm country. Beaner Wiener remained in the box for two days after the others had crawled out and fled. She assumed this was all some kind of mistake, and that her owners would return to pick her up and take her back home. She finally surrenders to hunger, and fearfully ventures out into the world. She decides to remember everything that happens to her, so she can tell her life story later on, to her mom, or to you. She is adopted by an old writer who lives on a farm. Ordinary situations become adventures for Beaner Wiener, and her stories span six seasons. Jim Stark’s chapter book is her “autobiography,” her life story, as only she could tell it.

Genres: Animals

206 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 27, 2010

Reviews

[Patrícia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'd had this book in my Kindle library for years and finally decided it was time to read it. Beaner Wiener tells her tale from kittenhood on, from living with her mother and siblings to getting a new home with her very own people. As a cat owner, it was so relatable and, in places, laugh-out-loud funny. You could imagine these very conversations happening with your own cats (but of course, as humans, all we hear is "meow" much to our cat's frustration!) as we struggle to understand one another. Heartwarming in most places, heartbreaking in others - Jim Stark has crafted a story for the ages, and for all ages. Loved it and wish I could give it more than five stars. I just wish I had read it sooner, and I'll probably read it again.