How to Be a Good Creature A Memoir in Thirteen Animals

Terrific illustrations accompanying essays about the lessons we can learn from the animals in our lives, and in the bigger world. She made tarantulas and octopuses as endearing as she did dogs.

I found this sweet and interesting, but I wouldn't call or entertaining. The author is extremely enamored by animals which I identify with. However it reads like a live story for animals wild and domesticated.

This memoir broke my heart and then healed it. Anyone who has ever understood a connection to another creature could benefit from reading Montgomery's tender and profound experiences.