When it's time to stop reading, I usually grab the nearest flat object that's lying around to use as a bookmark: a train ticket, beer mat, Kraft cheese slice, almost anything will do. My books have been starting to smell a bit though, so I should probably invest in one of these animal bookmarks. An animal bookmark clips onto the front cover of your chosen reading material, allowing you to jam the animal's long tail between your desired pages to keep your place. I'm afraid they're only available in Japan at the moment though. Anyway, I've just realized that I shouldn't buy one of these anyway - I don't like animals, so why would I want an animal bookmark? That's not strictly true, I like pandas, hedgehogs and squirrels. That's it though. The bookmarks available include cats, dogs, giraffes, monkeys, crocodiles, pigs and sheep. No pandas, no hedgehogs, no squirrels.