(4) PS A double-decker bus travels around Letter Town seeking (in alphabetical order) rotund, cartoon-style letters representing a variety of letter-associated occupations, objects, actions, etc. Endpapers provide a key to each spread's picture puzzle. For an extra challenge, a second visual narrative involving a robber (R) is woven throughout. Although the rhyming text is occasionally forced, the playful illustrations should appeal to young search-and-find enthusiasts.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) PS After hungry Bear divests a fisherman of his catch, some campers of their grub, etc., he thinks Moon is watching him. Even young readers will get that the interpreted tenacity of Moon's gaze reflects the thief's guilt. The subdued digital art in this clever look at the perils of deceitfulness features forest critters whose expressions speak louder than words.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(2) PS Octopus knows that a warm bath, cozy jammies, and a story can make the end-of-the-day transition easier, and he's all prepared--in theory. That's the gist of this book's silly premise: Octopus talks the bedtime talk, but his best intentions wildly miss their mark every time. No words are wasted in the spare speech-bubble text; Farrell's detailed cartoon illustrations cleverly foreshadow the antics.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2014

(4) K-3 At the circus, sheep Doug-Dennis lies about eating his friend's popcorn and soon finds himself whisked away high in the sky where he meets other fibbers with "their still-growing fibs": "That grape juice spilled itself"; "Seriously, the dog ate my homework." Squeezing in a multitude of visual and textual gags makes for some busy layouts, but the book's witty silliness never grows tiresome.

Reviewer: Nell Beram