Katie Up and Down the Hall : The True Story of How One Dog Turned Five Neighbors Into a Family

from knittingmomof3

From my book review blog Rundpinne... ...Sometimes I want to sit down and read a sweet book that makes me laugh, cry, and smile just for having read the book. I found such a book in the delightfully charming and heart-warming novel Katie Up and Down the Hall by Glenn Plaskin. Katie, a gorgeous co...

from akreese

I was drawn to Katie Up and Down the Hall for two reasons: the setting and the main character. The book is set in Battery Park City in New York City, and since I visited New York for the first time last summer I've been enjoying revisiting the city vicariously through this book. The main characte...

from jillstone

Great story of how Katie the darling Cocker Spaniel leads her owner down the hall to to discover and appreciate the families down the hall: a retired couple and a single father and son. Brought together by their love of Katie, the five of them become a wonderfully close family. Through the years ...

from khiemstra631

This is another in the current long string of either dog-authored books or dog biography books. Katie is a little different as her owner lived in a high rise at the south end of Manhattan, and they were displaced by the 9/11 acts of terrorism. Her owner, Glenn, was totally ignorant about dogs whe...

from koalamom

Although I am a cat person, I have tangles a time or two with cocker spaniels - one I know likes to raid my suitcase for forbidden chocolate - something I am sure Katie would also try. I found this story charming and captivating and would recommend it to anyone who is or has been loved by a dog, ...