Try and Stop Me by Jeffrey Brown
If you like cats you need Try and Stop Me by Jeffrey Brown (due late March – early April 2027). If you don’t like cats, first: go away, we can’t be friends; second, why not? And finally, that’s okay there is a put-upon puppy in the book as well and since the cat of the story is a cat-hole like most cats are, you’ll be loving that the cat is a cat-hole and not some superhero or something. The idea is simple: Cat does what […]
No Fish In My Dish by Ted Forsstrom, Asa Lucander, A.A. Prime
Rebecca the White House Raccoon by April Genevieve Tucholke and Dave Szalay
Button Up, Buttercup! by Ted Forsstrom, Asa Lucander and A.A. Prime
Most people have had at least one pet in their life. I had a few cats (mostly shared as family cats), several fish, tons of rocks and a shared dog with my uncle who was dumb as those pet rocks (the dog, not my uncle; then again as I think about it…) Anyway, if you haven’t had/can’t have or even if you do have/or had, that wouldn’t stop you from reading about pets. Below I found three titles that are about Pets. Some are pets […]
Haiku Cats by C B Fraser
One two three four five You will get some fabulous Cat hilarity When you read Haiku Cats by C B Fraser. Okay, that is not the best haiku ever written (but hopefully not the worst…). But regardless, if you like cats then you NEED this adorable, cute, clever, fun and perfect for all types of cat and poetry lovers book. In the 5/7/5 syllable haiku pattern we learn the nature of the beast of the toe beans and purrs. Oh sure we […]
Game of Pets Book 1: The Boy Who Knew Too Much by Aaron Blabey
While I can’t say Game of Pets Book 1: The Boy Who Knew Too Much LEFT our main character hanging off the wheel of the giant monster truck (which he actually was at one point) it does leave you hanging as the cliffhanger ending ends with a police chase and the fate of the world in the hands of a kid, a talking (arm and legless) axolotl, and a crazy pet shop/monster truck owner. Aaron Blabey, you are one weird person. An AXOLOTL? Pets as […]
Fancy Dogs by Tini Malina and Tammi Reiche
Selma-The Story of a Stellar Spider by Tini Malina and Mariana Llanos
The soon to be published (October 2026) picture book, Fancy Dogs by Tini Malina and Tammi Reiche is a cute story for the younger listener and a good just starting out solo reader. I am neither of these types of readers, but still felt this was a good book. Maybe not the best I’ve read, but one that I recommend to dog lovers of all ages. This book came to me via an online reader in an email from the publisher. I would email the […]
If Pets Wrote Poems: A Parody Collection by Susan Johnston Taylor and Sandie Sonke
Reading poetry used to be a fun pastime for me. However, recently, I have not been able to find a poet or collection that speaks to me. Things feel overly complicated, too lofty, too trying to be “deep and meaningful” with great subjects, but fall flat in the understanding of what the heck is being talked about. Sometimes I just need Red Fish, Blue Fish, or “Crowded Tub” by Shel Silverstein. Sometimes I like rhymes like that, but other times I just want a nice, […]
