(4) K-3 Illustrated by Jo Kelly. Published spring 1998. When sad and lonely Brown Rabbit sets out "to find a wife" and have a family, he happens upon three ducklings who think he's their mother. He tries to find their real "Mama," but all the ducks have flown south, so the four become a family of their own. Although the story is predictable, the bold, flat watercolors infuse the book with whimsy.

Reviewer: Sheryl Lee Saunders

(4) K-3 When Tadpole sees his mother and various animals jumping, he wishes he, too, could jump. They all assure him that someday he will, but that's not good enough for the impatient tadpole. Finally, he meets the Big Bad Fish and quickly leaps out of harm's way. The brightly colored torn-paper collages, which show him changing gradually into a frog, are more engaging than the repetitive text.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.