Reading Sara Gruen’s Ape House, I was reminded of one April Fool’s Day when my daughters were 6 and 4. I got up in the morning and excitedly called them: “Come quick, our cat Mittens is talking!” Their astonished but not disbelieving faces as they rushed into the living room, expecting to hear our housecat opine for tuna rather than Meow Mix delighted me, and we all ended … [Read more...]