February Reads.
Vaginas: An Owner's Manual by Dr. Carol Livoti & Elizabeth Topp
Even better than The V Book! Funny, honest, and extremely informative. (Excellent for reading aloud to cornered spouses). Buy it for Valentine's Day.
I Don't Know How She Does It: The Life of Kate Ready, Working Mother by Allison Pearson (read by Emma Fielding)
I read this novel two years ago and loved it very much. I was a bit leery about listening to the abridgment, but should not have worried because this is an excellent adaption. I am in love with Emma Fielding's voice -- she is Kate Ready. My only quibbles are with the story itself, but that has more to do with a personal reaction to Kate's choices and less with plot or style.
Guji Guji written & illus. by Chih-Yuan Chen
Charming story about a crocodile brought up in a family of ducks. Also contains one of my favorite lines: "Mother Duck didn't notice. / (She was reading)."
Something About Emmaline by Elizabeth Boyle
Complete and utter candy floss. A dull baron invents the perfect wife and is then appalled when some fraudulent chit starts running around London claiming to be his wife. All the plot twists are quite predictable (I mean, if any of it astonishes you, you're rather dim) and the premise is utterly preposterous, but rather cute. A nice candy floss book for a "when the fuck will winter end??" kind of afternoon.
Q Pootle 5 written & illus by Nick Butterworth
While on the way to a party, little green dude named QPootle5 crash lands on Earth. He tries to enlist aid from the Earthlings he meets, but none are particularly helpfull until he meets Cat. The illustrations are charming and the construction materials used to build the space craft are really quite clever. (It was like reading a book inspired by Pikmin!)
Feast: Food to Celebrate Life by Nigella Lawson
Probably, the most attractive and tempting cookbook I have ever read. I must own it. (A bit surprising to me, because How to be a Domestic Goddess just infuriated me).