Calling all animal lovers, cat lovers, and … Coyote Lovers. I have just finished reading the best book– The Daily Coyote by Shreve Stockton. Shreve, a photographer, who had lived all her life in cities, becomes enamored with Wyoming on a cross-country driving trip on her Vespa scooter. While she tried to get back in to the groove of living in New York City, it just wasn’t happening, and she kept thinking about Wyoming. So, she relocated there- to a small town by the Bighorns. Shortly after settling in, Shreve’s boyfriend brings her a coyote pup he rescued. The rest is history. The Daily Coyote is Shreve’s account of living with and raising a coyote in her small cabin. Her life entirely consumed by raising the little pup, which is only days old when she gets him. He becomes known as Charlie and their story is amazing. Charlie is tiny and cute and sweet, but also wild. To compound the difficulty of raising a coyote is the fact that Shreve already has an animal living with her, a cat named Eli. The description of Eli’s and Charlie’s relationship is amusing. 
Eli first reacts to the coyote with fear, then acceptance and general tolerance, then sort of the role of big brother to the little guy. Accompanying the story are wonderful pictures taken by Shreve Stockton, a photographer as well as writer. The title stems from the beginning when Sheve e-mailed friends around the country pictures of Charlie. Many sent them on to other friends and let Shreve know they couldn’t get by without their daily coyote picture. Now, on her blog website, Shreve continues to chronicle her life with Charlie, and there are many great photos of Charlie growing up. Being a cat lover, I also love the pictures of Eli and Charlie together. Actually, the book is a story of loyalty and commitment and love, so it’s a book for everyone, not just animal lovers. I’m just howling with delight about this wonderful book.
Check out The Daily Coyote on the web.
~Ann
Read it or Weep 