Combined Pet Stories brings three of Zalman Velvel’s most beloved animal stories together in one volume — Max the Wonder Dog, Querida’s Quilts, and Arty.
Max the Wonder Dog is the one rabbis read at funerals. It is the one that gets passed around in print and in audio and that strangers email Zalman about years after they first heard it. The story is about a boy, a dog, and a love that does not need words.
Querida’s Quilts is shorter and quieter — a story about an old woman, the dog who outlived her, and the comfort that gets stitched into ordinary things. Arty rounds out the collection with the tale of a cat who refused to be ordinary and the family that learned to live with a small, opinionated tyrant.
If you grew up with pets in the house, this book will sit on your shelf for a long time.
