(2) 4-6 Lucy, who has a passion for handwriting analysis, has just moved to New York from Savannah. Classmate Nicky lives in her apartment building, and the mystery begins when his beloved grandma suddenly disappears, leaving a note that says, "Help me." Feiffer keeps the tone light, incorporating a talking pigeon and lots of handwriting analysis tips that readers may find intriguing.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2012

(2) PS Illustrated by Jules Feiffer. Everybody wants Baby to go to sleep, including the sun, the moon, the stars, the door, the animals, even baby's toys and shoes. Baby stubbornly insists "No go sleep!" before finally closing its eyes and, quickly, succumbing. The rhythmic text sounds like a game a clever parent would devise to lull a baby to sleep. The cartoon illustrations are classic Jules Feiffer.

Reviewer: Kathleen T. Horning | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2012

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Jules Feiffer. Even though it might be raining on Sadie's father's side of the car, it is not raining on her side, and therefore a trip to the zoo doesn't need to be postponed. As Dad's side gets more dismal, Sadie's fills with sunflowers. This triumph of hope over (damp) reality ends on a note of pure joy. Gentle watercolors and a dancing pencil line support the deadpan text.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2011

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith. A baby in utero addresses the reader, countering her mother's stock answers ("The baby's sleeping," "The baby's eating") to the persistent question "What's the baby doing?" The layouts may confuse some kids: outsize illustrations from the baby's perspective ("I wasn't eating. How can you eat when you are playing baseball?") face "real-life" family scenes.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Diane Goode. Oliver intends to trade his baby sister for a brother, or purchase one from a classified ad, but ultimately, the other babies just don't measure up. The story meanders a bit, but its winking probe of gender stereotypes will keep readers hooked until the surprise ending. Goode's watercolors capture Oliver's vacillating opinion of the blissfully oblivious babe.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Diane Goode. A girl explains how her parents are "trying to ruin" her life ("She kisses me in front of my friends," "He makes me do my homework"). Her revenge fantasy--Mom and Dad in jail--compels her to reevaluate her attitude. This amusing story, helped along by the cartoony watercolors' scope of emotionality, manages to be respectful of both parental authority and pre-tween angst.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Tricia Tusa. The always-arguing Puddles mistakenly leave their dogs (both named Sally) behind in the country. As the scenes flip back and forth between the Sallys and the Puddles, it becomes clear that the dogs have more sense than their human counterparts. Readers will delight in the story's quirky characters, entertaining wordplay, metafictive elements, and lighthearted black-and-white illustrations.

Reviewer: Aimee Chevrette Bear

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Jules Feiffer. After the newly elected president makes his post-campaign promise to his daughters ("you have earned the new puppy"), the news travels around the animal community. Guinea pigs, kittens--everyone wants to be chosen ("I'll pretend to be a puppy"), and wise Basset Hound hosts a contest. The story can be confusing, but the animals' exuberance comes through in the sketchlike illustrations.

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Diane Goode. While banished to his room for a time-out, gradeschooler Luke Pennybaker, lamenting life's unfairness, decides to run for president. Hot on the campaign trail, Luke promises such "fair" policies as any-time-of-day dessert and optional homework. The text is delectably deadpan in its silliness. In the watercolor illustrations, the grown-up politicians have a gray, curmudgeonly gravitas in contrast to redheaded Pennybaker's chutzpah.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Jules Feiffer. More than anything else, Henry wants a tail. A kindly tailor sews him one, but alas, it won't wag. Henry finds a battery in New York's Battery Park and attaches it to his rump. Now his tail wags, but will Henry be able to control it? Dynamic pencil and watercolor illustrations add humor and extend the story of Henry's growing self-acceptance.

Reviewer: Patricia Riley