(3) K-3 Illustrated by Diana Sudyka. "Sometimes piles. / Ten feet tall. / Sometimes jumping into fall." Using rhyme and repetition, a spare text celebrates all the seasons have to offer, including picnics cut short by rain, sledding and snowmen, mud, and chasing butterflies. The playful gouache-watercolor illustrations extend the narrative, filling in details and adding levity. This book could serve as an accessible prompt for young writers.

Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty

(3) PS Illustrated by Sarah Jane Wright. Using three-word sentences, this gentle, creative rhyme lists ways in which animal parents and their children interact. Soft pencil and gouache illustrations clarify and expand on the text. In the final pictures, a human parent pulls a child in a wagon and they cuddle in a swing, accompanied by the words, "I pull you. I tug you. / I hold you. I love you."

Reviewer: Martha Sibert