Another hilarious Binky book. Highly recommended for fuzzbutts ages 5 and up. ( )

If you haven't been keeping up, I work at the children's department of the local library. One of the perks that's stapled to the job is getting to see the new book arrivals. Some of these are reminiscent of my childhood - I recently green dotted a copy of Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion, which is actually packed somewhere in this house - and others just bring the child out of me. Enter Binky, space cat.

Binky and I only became acquainted recently. And if what Ashley Spires presents in Binky Under Pressure reflects anything in the other books, then I hope the department has the other books (I found out today that we have Binky the Space Cat, but not Binky to the Rescue - though that latter just might not be on the shelves as I didn't browse the card catalog).

Binky is a great space cat. He remembers his exploration into outer space fondly. And while space was fun, he couldn't imagine leaving his humans. Still, he protects his space station from the alien invaders that attempt break in.

Enter a new invader: Gracie. Another cat moving into Binky's territory, eating his food, stealing HIS best friend! Binky. Must. Bring. It. But Gracie isn't all that she appears - is she a friend or foe?

It's a fun read. I'm even sure your kids will love it. ( )

Binky Under Pressure by Ashley Spires is written a story written in comic book format. He protects his human from "aliens" which are just pesky little bugs. I think that children would enjoy reading this series of books because it is fairly entertaining. I think kids could learn about jealousy and to not judge a book by its cover. Blinky the cat did not like Grace the Cat because she seemed to be much better than him. He automatically assumed she was the enemy, but in actuality she was not. Gracie turns out to be a good cat and they even become friends at the end. ( )

I love these books ( )

Binky has competition. Love that Binky! ( )