The Company of Animals

by Michael J. Rosen (Editor)

Stories by such writers as Italo Calvino, Maxine Kumin, and Ethan Canin look at human interactions with wild animals, such as elephants and deer, and semi-domesticated creatures, including gerbils and cows

283 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1993

About the author

Rosen's Website should provide all this and more. It's http://www.fidosopher.com.
Nonetheless: Michael J. Rosen is an American author and illustrator with over 120 books of fiction, nonfiction, humor, picture books, poetry, and more. With a strong interest in nature and animals, reflecting his animal behavior degree from Ohio State University, Rosen resides within a peaceful crease of Central Ohio with his pack of animal companions that include 2 small koi ponds he helped build on the 100 acres he shares in the foothills of the Ohio Appalachians. An avid dog lover, he was inspired by Chant, his newest Australian stumpy-tail cattle dog, which led to the creation of his newest book of fiction, The Tale of Rescue, which will be released in October 2015. With an MFA in poetry from Columbia University, Rosen also showcases his skills and talents in other projects such as The Maine Coon’s Haiku: And Other Poems for Cat Lovers (2015).

Reviews

[Jim]

Some interesting stories by various authors, but none outstanding, except for a story by Brenda Peterson. She tells about swimming with the dolphins and how she then fell in love with the animals. Most of the stories are about people's ambivalent attitudes toward animals. In one story, a girl stones a lizard to death. It doesn't seem so much like cruelty as it does the action of a completely bored person who doesn't know what to do with herself. It does indeed seem that animals are often in the wrong place at the wrong time when it comes to people...
I think I prefer non-fiction stories about animals rather than the fiction stories such as in this collection.

[Deborah Carter]

I love books about animals and I immediately snatched this one up while browsing in an old bookshop. There are contributions by many authors, with different writing-styles. Some I enjoyed, and others bored me.
In general, it's not on my list of recommended books for animal lovers.