PETS AND THEIR FAMOUS HUMANS

Did you know that Mozart's pet starling was the inspiration for his Piano Concerto No. 17? Or that writer Dorothy Parker loved anima ls so much she let a pair of alligators swim in her bathtub? These are just a couple of the stories in this delightful and surprisin g collection that profiles the strong bond between humans and their pets. Some of these stories are touching: Frida Kahlo memorialis ed her pet deer Granizo in her painting The Wounded Deer. Some are a little quirky: Albert Einstein, convinced that his parrot, Bibo , was sa...[Read more]