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Cats, Dogs & Critters with Tales: Volume 2 The Ones We Serve
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 5 2026
Pages: 166
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.35 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Book Two in the Cats, Dogs, and Critters with Tales series
Some relationships are loud.
The most important ones rarely are.
The Ones We Serve is a collection of poems and reflections for older readers, exploring the quiet bonds between humans and the animals who share our lives-not as symbols, but as presences with their own weight and agency.
These pieces move between working animals and companions, helpers and dependents, watchers and the watched. Some are grounded and serious, shaped by care, responsibility, and loss. Others lean gently into imagination, allowing animals to think, notice, or quietly judge in ways that feel uncomfortably familiar.
This is not a sentimental book.
It is a respectful one.
The Ones We Serve reflects on duty, trust, loyalty, and the truth that service is rarely one-directional. In caring for them, we are often shaped just as much in return.
This book is part of Cats, Dogs, and Critters with Tales, a four-book series by Seamus Ailin celebrating animals, imagination, humor, and thoughtful verse. Each volume may be read as a standalone title, while the full collection offers a wider journey through playful poems and creature-filled storytelling. Volume 1 is intended for ages 4-8, and Volumes 2, 3, and 4 are intended for readers ages 8+.Also from
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