Patti mentions that Beautiful Joe is written from the point of view of the dog and along the lines of Black Beauty. Another book I read as a child that made a deep impression on me was entitled Tales of a Donkey. It was written from the point of view of the donkey and, like Beautiful Joe, along the lines of Black Beauty in that the donkey had good and cruel masters and many adventures. Are any of you old enough to have read it or had it read to you? I'll see if I can find it anywhere. Cindy - __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail