Curious Creatures Wondrous Waifs
Ed Kostro
(Reviewer - Rebecca Brown)
2003 PublishAmerica
ISBN: 1413701221

Lifelong encounters with animals turns boy into man..

“I’ve befriended many animals on my life’s journey, and my writing, whether fiction or nonfiction, reflects my efforts to fondly remember, shed a laugh or tear, and thank God for all His remarkable creatures.”

This is for all you animal-lovers out there. It is a series of memories from a freelance writer who has lived most of his 50+ years having curious creatures come up to him, usually begging for help. However, Curious Creatures - Wondrous Waifs is much, much more than little stories about cute animals in trouble... it is a memoir of Ed Kostro's life & times, from the Chicago apartment building where he could run downstairs to visit with his grandmother, to his marriage, his travels abroad, to singlehood again, & the various pals along the way.

These stories are unabashadly sentimental, collected from writings over the years so there are often repeated segments, written at a meandering pace. Still, there is a boyish, gladsome, if unedited charm to the whole.

As you read Curious Creatures - Wondrous Waifs, which you'll keep beside your bed for a restful & entertaining read before you turn the light out, it will stir memories of the animals you too have known & loved.
Curious Creatures - Wondrous Waifs: My Life with Animals has won a Certificate of Excellence in the 2004 International Cat Writers' Association Communications. Ed Kostro's passion is nature, animal, Native American, humor, & historical stories. His work has appeared in Catholic Digest, The Copperfield Review, ByLine Magazine, The Almanac for Farmers & City Folk, GRIT, Pets: part of the family, PetLife, & Cats.

More from Ed Kostro:
Mystery of Medera Canyon
Cemetery Island
Gold River Canyon
(04/10/05)

Rebecca