Language : English
Paperback : 36 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8886151183
Item Weight : 3.84 ounces
Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.09 x 8.5 inches
In a thoughtful way, the book leads readers to ponder on the beauty of the randomness of interactions with even the smallest of things.
“Buster Brown’s Neighborhood” (iUniverse; 2021) by Karen Boxell dazzles as a book that both children and adults could enjoy. Written in the first person, it tells the delightful story of Buster, an orange tabby cat, and its interactions with different wild and free animals.
Buster is rescued from a life on the big city streets by a friend of the humans who becomes the cat’s owners. Tabby addresses them as Mister and Missus, who add the “Brown” to Tabby’s name for some added prestige.
Mister and Missus live in an old house in a much smaller city. Though their home is surrounded by many other fenced-in properties, it is often visited by a wide variety of wild critters. Buster, Mister, and Missus interact with these creatures in many ways, sometimes playfully, sometimes scary, and sometimes just plain fun.
One very early morning, while patrolling his lovely property, Buster comes upon a new critter, and not one he wishes to welcome to his neighborhood. He has a terrifying encounter with a coyote. Two or three time the coyote nearly succeeds in capturing Buster and devouring him for breakfast. However, Buster is fast, fleet, and smart enough to outwit this ferocious beast. He leaps over the high fence from the outdoor grill, and races through unknown streets to find a hiding place, safe from the jaws of such a monster. Mister and Missus had searched and searched for him, but finally knew that if he were able, he would find his way back. Which Buster did nearly eight hours later, bruised and injured, but alive, and finally home.
Read how Buster Brown, Mister, and Missus get along with their visitors in “Buster Brown’s Neighborhood.” Order a copy today on Amazon.
“Buster Brown’s Neighborhood” will be displayed by self-publishing and book marketing company ReadersMagnet at their exhibit for the American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition on June 24-27, 2022 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.
Catch the book display for “Buster Brown’s Neighborhood” by Karen Boxell at the American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2022.