(3) PS Illustrated by Sarah Jane Wright. With companions Bear, Gator, Pig, and Crane, little girl Lola Dutch makes everything from breakfast to bedtime a creative adventure. Among her feats: imitating the works of artistic masters and building a grand "castle" (blanket fort). Lola's big ideas will appeal to fans of Falconer's Olivia. The illustrations--in cheery pastel hues punctuated by pops of bright color--capture the enchanting chaos of Lola's world.

Reviewer: Mariko Turk

(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

(2) PS Illustrated by Sarah Jane Wright. On Christmas Eve, a boy says goodnight to the participants in the Christmas story ("Goodnight to the baby in the hay... / Goodnight to the sleepy mother. / Goodnight to Joseph, too"). Soothing rhymed text and soft illustrations are ideal for bedtime read-alouds while serving as a straightforward introduction to that first Christmas.

Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2011