Open Your Heart with Pets: Mastering Life through Love of Animals

by Janice Phelps Williams

Open Your Heart with Pets focuses on how sharing our lives with pets can make us better humans —that opening our hearts to the lessons they have to teach us, and the lessons we learn from responsibly caring for them, makes us more humane. Parrots, cats, dogs, horses, and other pet animals are featured in true stories of people whose hearts have been captured by their pets, as well as the positive affect pet ownership can have on children and those coping with illness or disability. Activities to celebrate the pet’s role in the family are included, along with many photographs of animals, and a section on experiencing the grief that comes at the loss of a pet.

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Janice Phelps Williams has been involved in publishing and art for twenty years. In 1998 she began a book design and editing company and to date has brought more than 250 books to publication for various authors and publishers through Janice Phelps, LLC.

Janice’s published illustration work includes:
"Sheldon, the Writer" written by Judy Dulberg (2014) The story of a penguin who longs to have his book published.

"The Belly Button that Escaped", written by Chuck Zigman (2013): A picture book adventure for the young and young at heart.

A Season of Industry: Poems by Mark Van Aken Williams and Photographs by Janice Phelps Williams (2012)

Two True Blue Dragons, a picture book written by David Boyce (2012), is the story of two friendly dragons, Mercury and Sapphire, who save their town from invaders.

Still Her Spirit Sings, a picture book written by Robert W. Kurkela (2010; Kidzpoetz), is about the life and death of a very special dog.

Published writing includes:
Emmeline Grant and the Monstrous Beesh (MG fiction)

Open Your Heart with Pets: Mastering Life through Love of Animals
Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist, Pets Category and Inspiration Category (2007)

Janice received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kent State University and lives with Mark Van Aken Williams, a writer and poet.

Reviews

[Janice Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm the author of this book, so I can't give an unbiased review. It is, however, endorsed by Jack Hanna:
I've always thought you can learn a lot from our animal friends -- Janice Phelps seems to agree! In her new book, Open Your Hearts with Pets, she describes what life should really be like with your 'pet.' If they are given the respect they deserve as living beings that share their world with us, then the person-pet experience should be good as gold! Pick up Open Your Hearts with Pets and discover a whole new relationship with your animal friend! --Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus, Columbus Zoo, Host, TV's "Jack Hanna's Into the Wild"

Open Your Heart with Pets is an excellent book, every pet owner or guardian should read. In addition to providing useful hints about pet care it is full of many true stories about how pets help in our life. As an avian veterinarian, I have first hand knowledge of many such cases and can easily relate to the stories written in the book. Pet lovers will be delighted to find information in the book about all types of pets not easily available from other sources. --Dr. Ram Mohan, DVM, MS, Ph.D, Avian Health Clinich, Reynoldsburg, Ohio




2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist
Animals/Pets and Finalist in the Inspirational category.

[Janice Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm the author of Open Your Heart with Pets, originally published in 2007 by Dreamtime and now released (in 2012) by Transformation Publishing in paperback and ebook formats!

Here is a review from Jack Hanna:


“I’ve always thought you can learn a lot from our animal friends—Janice Phelps seems to agree! In her new book, Open your Hearts with Pets, she describes what life should really be like with your ‘pet.’ If they are given the respect they deserve as living beings that share their world with us, then the person-pet experience should be good as gold! Pick up Open your Hearts with Pets and discover a whole new relationship with your animal friend!”
–Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus, Columbus Zoo, Host, TV’s “Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild”


And from Dr. Mohan, avian vet


“Open Your Heart with Pets is an excellent book every pet owner or guardian should read. Pet lovers will be delighted to find information in the book about all types of pets not easily available from other sources.”
–Ram Mohan, DVM, MS, Ph.D, Avian Health Clinic, Reynoldsburg, Ohio