(4) K-3 Illustrated by Melanie Williamson. Tired of being the bad guy, the Big Bad Wolf goes in search of a relaxing fairy tale for a change. After trading places with Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Goldilocks, he makes more enemies than friends and disrupts a number of beloved fairy tales. The richly colored illustrations play with texture and pattern, adding some depth to the silly but flat story line.

Reviewer: Sophie Williamson

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Roberta Angaramo. When a school talent show is announced, Errol the Elephant worries that he has no special talent. His father gives him a book about elephants that inspires Errol to demonstrate the versatility of his very useful nose. The predictable story is rescued by Angaramo's vibrant, energetic illustrations full of affection for the little pachyderm.

Reviewer: Rebecca Reed Whidden

(3) PS Illustrated by Charles Fuge. Savannah-dwelling animals are prevented from sleeping because of a strange sound. Their investigation turns up a snoring, tutu-wearing shrew who loses the round but (hilariously) wins the fight. It's the rare preschooler who won't be caught up in the delirious drama. Parents, too, will appreciate the zesty illustrations in which the leopard sleeps on leopard-print sheets and the baboon reads Goodnight Moon.

Reviewer: Nell Beram