Poems About Cats by Yasmine Surovec

A cute little book full of poems about cats
Their hunting and eating, their games and their spats
By Dickenson, Shelly, Wordsworth and Keats
Some anonymous nursery rhymes, illustrations quite neat.
If you enjoy cats and poetry too
this catalogue of poems should be pleasing to you.

Guerilla Furniture Design: A Manual for Building Lean, Modern Furnishings from Salvaged and Sustainable Materials by Will Holman

This book shows how to upcycle a variety of reclaimed items into furniture. I do like the idea of using reclaimed items to build with. The book includes a table made from an old door, a cardboard chair, traffic cone lamp, road sign chair, milk crate credenza, yogurt tub lamp and more. To me, the furniture is very functional and industrial looking and much of it is not really fashionable or attractive and some things, like the yogurt tub lamp just look like trash made into a lamp. The instructions look pretty difficult to me and I think you really have to know what you are doing and have a lot of tools and a shop to make these items. I received this book free to review from Netgalley.

The Fire Wish (The Jinni Wars, #1) by Amber Lough

Set in the middle east, told alternately by Zayele, who is being taken to marry a prince she has never met and Najwa, a Jinni who is being trained to spy on humans. When they are brought together by accident or fate, Zayele grabs Najwa and wishes for the Jinni to take her place with the prince and that she would go home. Instead, they trade places. The story is fast paced and intriguing and I think that many young people will enjoy it. It ends with a cliffhanger. I look forward to reading the next book. I received this book free to review from Netgalley.

It's an Orange Aardvark! by Michael Hall

Similar to Eric Carle's stories and illustrations, this colorful story shows ants drilling holes through their anthill and through the pages of the book to see what is outside. Could it be an orange aardvark? You have to read this cute, silly book to find out!

Meet the Parents by Peter Bently, Sara Ogilvie (Illustrations)

What are parents for? Well, according to this book, they may be targets of kechup and hoses and also give cuddles and tickles. The book is rather silly and children and parents may enjoy this funny, rhyming book.

I Am So Brave! by Stephen Krensky

Big dogs, the dark, and other fears that many young children have are conquered by the brave child in this cute book with colorful, fun illustrations.

Besos for Baby: A Little Book of Kisses

This is an English/Spanish board book with sweet, cute illustrations and a picture/Spanish word glossary at the back. Mommy, daddy, doggy, flowers, the wind and more all give kisses or besos.