By Alexandra Alter Alexandra Alter’s childhood pets included Sally the parrot ... memoirs about the surprising bonds between humans and wild animals. Books about writers’ dogs and cats ...

"Why the Wild Things Are," released ... the connection between kids and their pets," Melson says. "I was really surprised when I couldn't find any research on the subject because therapists have long ...

Do your children want to find nonfiction and fiction children’s books about endangered animals? Do your kids ... are only ten vaquitas left in the wild? Roland Smith’s writing always zips ...

The book is part of a timely genre: true stories about people who open a window into the natural world through intense observation of one wild animal ... that the animal isn’t a pet, she doesn ...