(4) 1-3 Pocket Cats series. Illustrated by Joanna Harrison. Maddy is delighted when her tiny ceramic cats (from Paw Power) work their magic again. Black cat Nibs helps her prevent cousin Chloe from running away (Shadow), and tabby Ollie gives Maddy's best friend confidence to show off her ballet skills (Charm). These simple, illustrated chapter books are appealing, but Briticisms may be confusing. Review covers these Pocket Cats titles: Feline Charm and Shadow Magic.

Reviewer: Susan Halperin

(4) 1-3 Pocket Cats series. Illustrated by Joanna Harrison. Maddy is delighted when her tiny ceramic cats (from Paw Power) work their magic again. Black cat Nibs helps her prevent cousin Chloe from running away (Shadow), and tabby Ollie gives Maddy's best friend confidence to show off her ballet skills (Charm). These simple, illustrated chapter books are appealing, but Briticisms may be confusing. Review covers these Pocket Cats titles: Feline Charm and Shadow Magic.

Reviewer: Susan Halperin

(4) 1-3 Pocket Cats series. Illustrated by Joanna Harrison. Maddy settles for three ceramic cats instead of the real thing and is soon surprised when one of them--Greykin--comes to life. The magic cat's mission is to help Maddy confront the school bully and discover her own inner strength. Though the text is cutesy, the book, with its large type and numerous illustrations, will appeal to newly independent, cat-loving readers.

Reviewer: Aimee Chevrette Bear

(4) PS Illustrated by Joanna Harrison. Clean, simple watercolors defined with soft lines and arranged in panels show a girl following her cat out the door, through the park, and back home. The rhyming text is set in a large typeface on a white background, and some of the action words are emphasized with special fonts. The awkward and jerky cadence of the text, however, makes it difficult to read.

Reviewer: Anne St. John