(2) K-3 Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault. Hall's nimble rhyming verse and Arsenault's warm illustrations provide an up-close visit with a friendly colony of anthropomorphized honeybees. The book hovers between fiction and information; the solid if limited facts are conveyed in an impressionistic style. The text's varied rhythms mimic a bee's movements in a summery world; that atmosphere is captured in the mixed-media illustrations' muted palette of mostly yellow, gray, brown, and beige.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2018

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Matthew Forsythe. A fable with an unexpected ending. In the spring, a gold leaf appears in the forest. One animal after another snatches the leaf for itself, resulting in its destruction. When the next spring brings another gold leaf, the animals are delighted one has returned and allow it to just be. Lovely stylized illustrations with gold-leaf accents softly depict the forest wildlife and the changing seasons.

Reviewer: Grace Worcester Greene

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Dasha Tolstikova. Book--blue and personified with a human face--gets a humiliating mud bath courtesy of its owner's dog. Fortunately, the owner has an idea that makes Book happy and also explains The Jacket's title and cover (two eyes looking through cut-out holes set on ostensibly hand-decorated yellow paper). This original, turn-lemons-into-lemonade-themed offering concludes with steps for making a book jacket.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 SuperSized! series. Stock photos and maps support a simple text to introduce the world's largest and heaviest reptiles and amphibians. Though the writing is vague in places ("The snake will not have to eat again for a long time"), in general it provides a straightforward, accessible explanation of the habitat, diet, physical features, life cycle, and behavior of each animal. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these SuperSized! titles: Leatherback Turtle, Saltwater Crocodile, Komodo Dragon, Green Anaconda, and Chinese Giant Salamander.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) K-3 SuperSized! series. A straightforward text, stock photos, and maps introduce the habitat, diet, physical features, life cycle, and behavior of the world's largest (Ostrich) and heaviest (Bustard) birds. Simple comparisons (e.g., "A male great bustard weighs about the same as a bulldog") overcome some vagueness ("Today, people are working to protect these big, flying birds") to present very basic information. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these SuperSized! titles: Great Bustard and Ostrich.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) K-3 SuperSized! series. A simple text combines with stock photos and maps to introduce the habitat, diet, life cycle, physical features, and behavior of the world's largest mammals. Comparisons are accessible ("A giraffe is about as tall as three adults standing on top of one another"), and despite some dumb section heads (e.g., "There She Blows!"), the text clearly presents very basic information. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these SuperSized! titles: African Elephant, Giraffe, and Blue Whale.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale