Rover's Tales — Michael Z. Lewin

In this utterly charming collection of short stories, Michael Z. Lewin gives Rover, his canine narrator, a voice that speaks for dogs everywhere. He endows Rover with enough intelligence, spunk, and compassion to combat the injustices committed against his fellow canines. This ingenious look at a dog's life from his own point of view is never cute. It offers ground-level perspectives on human life. The sometimes humorous, sometimes dreadful perils a dog faces are strangely believable. It's a book that makes the reader feel good, and it will captivate every dog lover indeed, everyone who enters Rover's world.