Which of us didn’t have a teddy bear or a dog as a child? Who didn't like watching films whose heroes are animals? Who hasn’t tormented their parents with endless requests to get a pet or save some poor four-legged stray? In the lives of many of us, animals became members of the family - and how many dramatic stories were associated with them! Others still cause a feeling of shame. And others - a grateful smile. Marina Aromshtam (already known to readers from the novel “When Angels Rest”) wrote a story in the stories “The Shaggy Child” about our relationship with animals. First of all, this book is addressed to children who will easily discover their similarities with the heroes stories. But it will also appeal to adults who love animals and are ready to recognize a cat as a “man with a fur coat.” So this book can be read by the whole family. The story “The Shaggy Child” was included in the shortlist for the Cherished Dream award in 2009.