Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known

From the beloved host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday, moving tales of the marvelous animals who have crossed his path.

Scott Simon's household does not make much distinction between humans and other animals. Whether two-legged or four-, flesh-covered, fur-covered, feathered, or gilled-everyone is family. Today, Simon lives with the haiku-writing and absolument charmant French poodle Daisy and the daringly audacious foster cat Gato Blanco. But that's just the start.

In Ulysses S. Cat and Ot...