I think “Cat Jokes vs Dog Jokes” by David Lewman is an awesome book because the book can be flipped over, and you can read “Dog Jokes vs Cat Jokes.” On one side dogs tell jokes about cats. On the other side cats tell jokes about dogs. Also, the book is about dogs and cats, two of my favorite animals. Plus, it’s a joke book and I’m

into comedy. It’s a comic book and I love making and reading comics. I also like that there are cute characters telling funny jokes to each other. This book has 128 pages and is recommended for ages 7–11.

Have you ever heard of ecological restoration? If you haven’t, you should check out “A Kids Guide to Ecological Restoration.”  It is a book with information about the environment’s changes, natural and unnatural. It is written by Dr. Elise Gornish and illustrated by Daniella Cafaggi.

In the magical town of Grimlock Lane, a boy named William noticed commotion in the street. In the book “The Night Gardener,” written by the Fan Brothers (Terry and Eric Fan), there is a mysterious gardener who makes topiaries of animals during the night. Topiaries are the art of trimming trees or shrubs into objects.

“The Bookwanderers” is about how Matilda (Tilly) Pages finds out that there is more to her grandparent’s bookshop and her mother’s mysterious disappearance than she could have imagined.

When Tilly sees her favorite book characters like Alice from Wonderland and Anne of Green Gables, she finds out that she can bookwander into any book. She can use this ability to find the truth about what happened to her mother many years ago.

Would you like to talk to the author that wrote the book in your hands? Or meet the illustrator of that game you like to play? I got to meet an author and illustrator, Adam Rex, who lives in Tucson, and was lucky enough to interview him about one of his novels, “The True Meaning of Smekday. ” I was very surprised when I read the opening chapters of this book. The story was turned into the Dreamworks movie “Home.” That wasn’t the only surprising thing I learned!

I had the pleasure of interviewing an amazing author and interfaith activist, Saadia Faruqi. She has written books for different age groups. I met her at the Tucson Festival of Books at the U of A campus.

She has written books for all ages, including the Yasmin series for early readers. Faruqi says she was 8 years old when she began to write stories, but she didn't get serious about writing novels until later.

A great place to visit and spend the summer this year is your local public library. Every year around the country, public libraries celebrate the Summer Reading Program. It starts on June 1 and ends on Aug. 1. It is a game where every minute you read equals one point. You also can earn points by attending events and looking for secret codes in the libraries and other places around town. Your goal is 1,000 points.

Have you heard of the concept of a Little Free Library? A Little Free Library is a box filled with books; the concept is take a book or share a book. My family put one up in our neighborhood recently! It was a lot of fun to organize!

First I got in touch with my neighborhood’s HOA (Home Owners Association) to ask if I could have permission to install the library. Once I got permission, my family had to order, paint, and assemble the library to the library’s post. My family used paint stain to protect and seal the library wood and post.

“Under the Desert Skies: The Stinky, Curious, and Disgusting'' is a children's book about animals that live in the Sonoran Desert. Illustrated in a crafty and charming paper cut mosaic style, this book was written and illustrated by Ana Lewis and her sister-in-law, Corinne Lewis. Ana Lewis’s grandson who “loved books” inspired it.

I was lucky enough to interview author Katherine Applegate. She is the author of “The One and Only Ivan,” “The One and Only Bob” and her most recent book is “Odder.” “Odder” is about the life of an otter and the struggles she faces. A fun fact I learned from Applegate: otters sleep a lot.