(4) 4-6 Scooby-Doodles! series. Each volume opens with a brief, mostly boilerplate introduction to Scooby and the Mystery Inc. gang plus a list of suggested art tools. The books then offer warm-up exercises, overviews of basic techniques, and step-by-step illustrated tutorials for eight Scooby-related doodles. Jokes and cameos by the characters are interspersed throughout. The punny texts' attempts to equate drawing techniques with those used in mystery-solving feel forced. Review covers these Scooby-Doodles! titles: Food Doodles with Scooby-Doo! and Monster Doodles with Scooby-Doo!.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) 4-6 Scooby-Doodles! series. Each volume opens with a brief, mostly boilerplate introduction to Scooby and the Mystery Inc. gang plus a list of suggested art tools. The books then offer warm-up exercises, overviews of basic techniques, and step-by-step illustrated tutorials for eight Scooby-related doodles. Jokes and cameos by the characters are interspersed throughout. The punny texts' attempts to equate drawing techniques with those used in mystery-solving feel forced. Review covers these Scooby-Doodles! titles: Food Doodles with Scooby-Doo! and Monster Doodles with Scooby-Doo!.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) 1-3 Amazing Adventures of Superman! series. Illustrated by Tim Levins. Superman teams up with Aquaman to defeat Black Manta (Bubble) and joins forces with Shazam to outsmart Mister Mxyzptlk (Monsters). The texts in these transitional chapter books are accessible if choppy; the series' spacious design will appeal to young readers. The short chapters include a bold illustration on each page. A secret message to decode is appended. Glos. Review covers these Amazing Adventures of Superman! titles: Bubble Trouble! and Magic Monsters!.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(4) 1-3 Amazing Adventures of Superman! series. Illustrated by Tim Levins. Superman teams up with Aquaman to defeat Black Manta (Bubble) and joins forces with Shazam to outsmart Mister Mxyzptlk (Monsters). The texts in these transitional chapter books are accessible if choppy; the series' spacious design will appeal to young readers. The short chapters include a bold illustration on each page. A secret message to decode is appended. Glos. Review covers these Amazing Adventures of Superman! titles: Bubble Trouble! and Magic Monsters!.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(4) K-3 Tom and Jerry series. In Milk, mouse Jerry implores readers not to give cat Tom any "cool, creamy milk" and tortures his arch-rival with foods that cause physical harm. In Mouse, Tom asks readers to help him find Jerry by turning pages, shaking the book, blowing on pages, etc. The hyperactive cartoony art is true to the classic animated episodes; the narrative gimmicks will briefly amuse readers. Review covers these Tom and Jerry titles: Don't Give This Book a Bowl of Milk! and There's a Mouse Hiding in This Book!.

Reviewer: David Elzey

(4) K-3 Tom and Jerry series. In Milk, mouse Jerry implores readers not to give cat Tom any "cool, creamy milk" and tortures his arch-rival with foods that cause physical harm. In Mouse, Tom asks readers to help him find Jerry by turning pages, shaking the book, blowing on pages, etc. The hyperactive cartoony art is true to the classic animated episodes; the narrative gimmicks will briefly amuse readers. Review covers these Tom and Jerry titles: Don't Give This Book a Bowl of Milk! and There's a Mouse Hiding in This Book!.

Reviewer: David Elzey