Book Details
- Title: There’s a Hamster in the Dashboard – A life in Pets
- Author: David W. Berner
- Genre: Non-fiction, Pets, Essays, Memoires
- Format: Kindle & Paperback
- Length: 138 pages
- Publication Date: May 19, 2015
- Publisher: Dream of Things
There’s a Hamster in the Dashboard – Synopsis
A book of essays by award-winning author and journalist David W. Berner is the next best thing to storytelling around a bonfire. In There’s a Hamster in the Dashboard, Berner shares stories of “a life in pets”—from a collie that herds Berner home when the author goes “streaking” through the neighborhood as a two-year-old, to a father crying in front of his son for the only time in his life while burying the family dog on the Fourth of July. And from the ant farm that seems like a great learning experience (until the ants learn how to escape), to the hamster that sets out on its own road trip (but only gets as far as the dashboard). Along the way, Berner shows that pets not only connect us with the animal world, but also with each other and with ourselves. The result is a collection of essays that is insightful and humorous, entertaining and touching.
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About the Author
David W. Berner is a journalist, broadcaster, teacher, and author of two award-winning books: Accidental Lessons, which earned the Royal Dragonfly Grand Prize for Literature, and Any Road Will Take You There, which was a Grand Prize Finalist for the 2015 Hoffer Award for Books. Berner’s stories have been published in a number of literary magazines and journals, and his broadcast reporting and audio documentaries have aired on the CBS Radio Network and dozens of public radio stations across America. He teaches at Columbia College Chicago.
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There's a Hamster in the Dashboard - WritersPayItForward

The first story, about Sally, the dog who succeeded to bring back home the future author, while he was so small that he couldn’t even remember those moments, hooked me and sincerely speaking brought a few tears into my eyes; tears that came back while reading some other stories included in “There’s a Hamster in the Dashboard“.
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So glad you loved the book!!! Great review!!
Hugs,
Crystal
Thanks, Crystal! You always pick what’s best.
So very grateful for your kind words, M.C. You sure you don’t want to make a stop at the pet store on the way home? 🙂
David
Hahaha… Don’t tempt me, David! My daughter would be thrilled to answer “yes” to your question.