Americans love their pets, especially cats and dogs—there are about 150 million of the critters in our homes right now, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. So it’s no surprise that cats and dogs turn up pretty often in literature, either as companions to fictional people, or (occasionally) as the primary characters. If you […]
The House on East 88th Street, by Bernard Waber Then: Wow! A pet crocodile who lives in the bathtub! Fun! I wish I had one! Now: That’s what I call a tragedy waiting to happen. Isn’t this already a show on TLC? This book should have been titled, Oh, the Health Codes You’ll Violate! Pippi […]
Smartphones rule our lives. They’re these little digital leashes we willingly carry around and rely heavily upon for directions, restaurant recommendations, rides, entertainment, texts, photos, tweets, and, oh yeah, occasionally phone calls. But just because they’re ever-present IRL doesn’t mean we want that in our books. In fact, there are a whole host of books […]
