(4) PS Illustrated by Emma Dodd. A boy and his dad go on a mysterious car ride, gathering relatives and their (unusual) pets along the way; a back-of-book gatefold reveals their destination, where Mommy awaits: "And just why have we come here? / To meet my baby brothers!" Despite the rhymes' disruptive quirks, inviting art with cartoony rounded contours and textured interiors helps make the ride a pleasure.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(2) 1-3 A tale of ancient Rome is illustrated with Gerrard's trademark shortened-and-distorted figures and narrated in simple, bouncy verse. Two slave children run away from their cruel master, and after many vicissitudes, they win a chariot race and practically single-handedly save Rome from an invasion by the Ostrogoths. The charm of the whole absurd conception is only accentuated by the ridiculous, squat figures and the rather tatty rhymes.

Reviewer: Ann A. Flowers | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 1998