A delightful, nicely presented book about how to love nature. Each individual animal and species within its own group has its own personality.

An empathetic and moving look at love through the lens of different animals in the author's life.

A short memoir told through reflections on animals of great importance to her- from dogs to pigs to emus to tarantulas. Big adventures, important lessons, deep love and respect for all animal kind. Glad she shared it with us.

I became a fan of Sy Montgomery when I read The Soul of an Octopus and finished reading it in tears over the death of Olivia. How to Be a Good Creature made me cry even more, all the way through, with Montgomery's understanding that she has for the creatures among us that we have neglected, tortured and killed with no understanding of their abilities because they lack speech. I'm really pleased that we humans are finally realizing animal emotion and devotion to those humans who are privileged to become their friends.

Naturalist Montgomery creates her own memoir by telling readers about other animal creatures whose behaviors and ‘feelings’ may match ours. Lovely writing and illustrations; engrossing story. Cover alone is reason to check this book out, although noticed the tarantula is missing!

Wow. I follow the illustrator of this book on Instagram and thought it sounded interesting. I was not prepared for the goodness--often wiping away tears, googling unknown-to-me animals, laughing, and gasping--reminding me there's always more to learn and be amazed by. Can't recommend it enough.

A short and charming memoir about the intellectual and emotional impact various animals have had on naturalist writer Sy Montgomery. Her deep love, respect, and openness to the creatures who share our world is inspiring and heartwarming. The illustrations are likewise charming and her suggested reading list is a welcome addition.

This woman loves, loves, loves animals. She goes to great lengths to immerse herself in them, familiar ones and unfamiliar ones. Her research on their emotional lives is very scientific but she tells about it as if is it a fairy tale. If you love, love, love animals this is the book (and author) for you.

"Sweet" is the right word -- which means it is not for everyone -- but many will like the stories.

I read this while visiting my grandmother, who has housed many dogs and cats throughout my life. It was the perfect setting to consume and relish in this book--her house was the house where I learned to be gentle and empathetic to creatures. This is a fantastic book for anyone who loves animals, no matter their shape. Sy Montgomery is correct on the notion that the animals we interact with help us to be come better creatures.