Busy Kitties

John Schindel. Tricycle Press, $6.99 (20pp) ISBN 978-1-58246-130-4

Joining the likes of Busy Monkeys, this latest in a series of animals at play, Busy Kitties by John Schindel, photos by Sean Franzen, features vivid, full-bleed photos of tousled tabbies and curious calicos alongside rhymed text: ""Kitty running/ Kitty sunning/ Kitty whining/ Kitty dining."" (Aug.) .

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