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Chickens here, chickens there -- chickens seem to be everywhere in picture books this season.
Here's a look at books starring some fun-loving fowls:

Some say the future ain't what is used to be. But those folks clearly haven't read "Science Fiction Classics: Graphic Classics Vol. 17 ($22.50)," where the future is just like we remember!

For one of the most attractive and popular characters in DC's superhero books, Power Girl is a mess. But two writers have vowed to clean her up.
"The fans were demanding" a Power Girl book, said co-writer Jimmy Palmiotti. "DC Comics wanted to try it, and the guys in charge liked what we did on a few other books and rolled the dice and gave us a shot."

Father's Day is coming -- why not give Dad a book he can read with the kids?
Here are some great new choices, all starring dads:

For one of the most attractive and popular characters in DC's superhero books, Power Girl is a mess. But two writers have vowed to clean her up.
"The fans were demanding" a Power Girl book, said co-writer Jimmy Palmiotti. "DC Comics wanted to try it, and the guys in charge liked what we did on a few other books and rolled the dice and gave us a shot."

DC Comics is undergoing something of a superhero renaissance of late, which is reflected in a host of terrific collections in my Teetering Tower of Review Stuff:
-- The history leading up to "Final Crisis" ($29.99, by Grant Morrison, J.G. Jones and Doug Mahnke) is a long, strange trip -- as is the book itself.

When I was a kid, my brothers and sister and I loved the book "A Big Ball of String," by Marion Holland. It is now out of print, but available here and there.
While sick in bed, a boy figures out all kinds of things he can do with a ball of string -- from turning on the light to baiting the cat with a toy mouse.

DC Comics is undergoing something of a superhero renaissance of late, which is reflected in a host of terrific collections in my Teetering Tower of Review Stuff:
-- The history leading up to "Final Crisis" ($29.99, by Grant Morrison, J.G. Jones and Doug Mahnke) is a long, strange trip -- as is the book itself.

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Children's books about animals are everywhere. "The Cat in the Hat." "Berenstain Bears." "Clifford the Big Red Dog." But plenty of grown-ups enjoy reading animal tales. Here are some of our faves.

Are your kids looking for some good new novels to read? Try one of these: