(3) PS Illustrated by Dave Horowitz. This jaunty picture-book treatment captures the homespun energy of Guthrie's lively ditty. Horowitz's mixed-media art features a curly-haired, barefoot, guitar-playing boy who tells listeners about his family's holiday traditions, including "latkes and goody things" from Bubbie's kitchen, gifts, and music-making. An illustrator's note considers the genesis of Guthrie's Jewish songs. The Klezmatics perform a rousing rendition on the accompanying CD.

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

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Scott Menchin. Paper engineering by Gene Vosough. The lyrics to Guthrie's classic children's song propel a road trip across the United States undertaken by a dog family. Sights include the White House, a farm, and Mount Rushmore; flaps reveal relevant informational tidbits. Although the book's movable parts are inventive and there's nothing not to love about Guthrie's onomatopoeia-filled song, the book's focus seems fractured.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(2) PS Illustrated by Marla Frazee. Guthrie's folksong is buoyant but disjointed; Frazee turns it into a coherent, child-appealing picture book. A boy with a guitar boards the new baby train, accompanying some dozen infants heading for their new homes. The babies are nicely differentiated--by skin color, hairstyle, and a cap or two. All receive the same joyous welcome from their new families at journey's end. The 1930s Dust Bowl setting is striking.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2004

(3) PS Illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky. Guthrie's playfully repetitive song describes the experiences and virtues of a Dolly. Radunsky's energetic collage illustrations show a cat, a dog, and a doll acting out the song. The last few pages include words and drawings by children and incorporate photos of two old handmade dolls labeled "Vladimir's Lady Elephant" and "Vladimir's Baldy Doll." The total experience is joyfully bizarre and in keeping with Guthrie's sensibility.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky. With a chorus of rollicking nonsense words ("Howjee, heejee, hijee, hojee," etc.) this friendliest of folksongs is a bouncy choice to share with young children (a CD accompanies the trade edition so you can get the melody right should you prefer to sing the words). Radunsky's bright, blocky collages, showing gregarious people and animals meeting and greeting, are a winning match for Guthrie's lyrics.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann

(3) PS Illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky. A strongly child-centered text with an onomatopoeic chorus describes plans to build a house for "our pretty little baby-o." Radunsky's vibrant collages show two children and some animals using tools and playing house. The last two spreads and the endpapers feature children's drawings, perhaps of the characters seen on the preceding pages. The melody and guitar chords of Guthrie's song are on the inside of the dust jacket.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson

(1) K-3 Illustrated by Kathy Jakobsen. In an exuberant m_lange of images, Jakobsen provides a rich and shifting harmony to a favorite folksong. The verses invoke a mythical journey of a guitar-carrying Woody across the landscape, from the "golden valley" to the relief office; the chorus invites us to all join in, with paneled pages dancing with postcard views of American monuments and gatherings of folk. Included is (if you need it) a simple arrangement of music.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 1998