Book Review: Toby's Tails - Toby Visits Chats du Quercy by Susan Keefe

Toby's Tails is a series of children's books detailing life at Fantasy Farm in the French countryside through the eyes of Border Collie Toby.

In this very special 8th book in the series Toby and his family go on holiday to the Pyrenees region of France to visit Chats du Quercy rescue center in Miramont-du-Quercy. Chats du Quercy opened in 2010 and is the only adoption center in France solely dedicated to helping abandoned cats. Run by feline behaviorist Lynn Stone and her husband Ron, over the years it has helped and saved thousands of cats and kittens, an average of 350 per year.

Shelter mascot Billy gives Toby a purr-sonal tour of Chats du Quercy and introduces him to some of the cats and kittens who reside there. The various stories of how they ended up at the shelter teach the importance of responsible pet ownership and respect for all living creatures, lessons that kids need to learn as early as possible.

One of the special kitties we meet in Toby's little "tail" also happens to be the rescue's "Cat of the Month" for June, a gorgeous tortie named Mindy. Sadly, Mindy’s owner couldn't keep her as she is seriously ill with cancer and needed to be hospitalized. Mindy is a young, gentle, beautiful girl who is fine with other cats and is yearning to find a new forever home.

Photo: Chats du Quercy

More adoptable cats at Chats du Quercy can be found on their Adoption page.

Toby's Tails - Toby Visits Chats du Quercy is currently available on Amazon in both ebook and print. 50% of the profit from every book/eBook sold will go to Chats du Quercy to support their work.

Teaching kids compassion towards animals today gives us hope that the world might be a kinder place for them in the future. This is a book that belongs on every child's bookshelf.

Disclaimer: I was given a copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.