Anne L. Fox¿s account of the pets in her family¿s life is a fun read for anyone who ever petted a cat or threw a ball to a dog. The story parallels Anne¿s travel to England in order to escape the Nazi Holocaust, her eventual settlement in America and focuses on the various pets that comforted her throughout the years. The pages are filled with the ordinary and the extraordinary personalities that became a part of the fabric of her life as she and her family played host to dogs, cats, fish, a rooster and other living creatures.