(4) PS StoryPlay series. Illustrated by Ali Pye. Rhyming text assures little ones of the book's titular statement as amiable illustrations show kids being lovey-dovey with family members and pets. This installment in a series geared toward early literacy "shines a spotlight on emotions." Intrusive discussion prompts are included throughout the story; appended activities help parents further "engage with your little one."

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(3) PS Illustrated by Thomas Docherty. Mouse Leo, a "gentle knight," is a bookworm. His parents, wanting him to be more traditionally knightly, encourage him to go off and tame a dragon. He sets out with the most unknightly of weapons: books. The rhymes canter along, and the plucky acrylic-ink and watercolor art subverts expectations of classic knight tales: no character herein could hurt a fly.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) PS Illustrated by Thomas Docherty. Eliza Brown, a rabbit in Burrow Down, discovers who's been taking the animals' books at night: a lonely little creature who has no one to read to him. Remorseful, the Snatchabook returns the goods and joins in the nightly storytime rituals. The warmhearted rhyming ode to bedtime reading features lamplit vignettes of the cozy woodland community in tiny burrows replete with bookshelves.

Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty