From a #1 New York Times –bestselling author, “ a heartwarming tale of bonding between people and animals” ( Booklist ).   A sprawling suburban house in Santa Fe is not the kind of home where a buffalo normally roams, but Veryl Goodnight and Roger Brooks are not your ordinary animal lovers. Over a hundred years after Veryl’s ancestors, Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight, hand-raised two baby buffalo to help save the species from extinction, the sculptor and her husband adopt an orphaned buffalo calf of their own. Against a backdrop of the American West,  A Buffalo in the House  tells the story of a household situation beyond any sitcom writer’s wildest dreams.   Charlie has no idea he’s a buffalo and Roger has no idea just how strong the bond between man and buffalo can be. In the historical shadow of the near-extermination of a majestic and misunderstood animal, Roger sets out to save just one buffalo―in a true story featuring “one of the most memorable characters in recent nature writing” ( Publishers Weekly ).   “More than a touching man-beast buddy tale . . . lovingly chronicles the history of an embattled species and its importance in the American West.” ― Entertainment Weekly   “Moving proof of the restorative powers of man’s relationship with nature.” ― People Rosen tells multiple stories, from a heartwarming tale of bonding between people and animals to the history of buffalo extermination in the American West and the current endangered state of the wild herd in Yellowstone National Park. The jumps between narratives can be disconcerting, but Rosen does a fair job of keeping the main story in the forefront: Charlie, a newborn buffalo separated from his mother, is raised by a couple outside of Santa Fe. The hook here is that sculptor Veryl Goodnight, who uses Charlie for a model, is the descendant of Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight, two of a small group who saved the buffalo from extinction in the late nineteenth century. Clearly Rosen intends to tell the story of a tie between human beings and buffalo that has been preserved across generations and centuries. Unfortunately, there is no happy ending for Charlie. Ultimately, this is a cautionary tale about why only professionals should care for wild animals and a reminder that good intentions do not supplant knowledge and experience. Colleen Mondor Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved "This is a book so riveting in its details that only after you've put it down do you begin to grasp the extent of Richard Rosen's accomplishment. From the story of one stray baby bison named Charlie Buffalo and the family that took him in, Rosen has drawn a sweeping history of the American frontier―of the people who tried to destroy it and the ones determined to save it. I can't remember when I've been instructed so gracefully, or entertained to such deep purpose." ―Jane Kramer, staff writer, THE NEW YORKER R.D. Rosen is a senior editor at Workman Publishing and the author of several books, including the Edgar Award–winning mystery Strike Three You're Dead and Psychobabble (a term he coined). His career as a humorist has spanned PBS, Saturday Night Live , HBO, CBS, and NPR's All Things Considered . He is the co-author of the New York Times bestselling books Bad Cat, Bad Dog , Bad Baby , and Bad President . He lives in New York City.