(2) K-3 Miniatures by Hannah E. Harrison. Lulu is a clever little Parisian dog. Remy is an itinerant painter. Once the two join forces, Lulu's meticulous vignettes of Remy's sitters' pets, which she surreptitiously adds to Remy's paintings, delight his subjects--though not Remy. Lulu's canny taking-charge is amusing. Meanwhile, the three contrasting painting styles--Lulu's classic elegance (thanks to Harrison), Remy's turn-of-the-twentieth-century modernism, and Hawkes's own lively and painterly milieu--are inviting.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2014

(2) K-3 Though Toddie (The Wicked Big Toddlah) is pretty conspicuous, looming above the New York City crowds, Ma and Pa lose sight of him. Alarmed at first, the boy soon makes friends with normal-sized toddlers then climbs the Empire State Building and spies his relieved parents. There's great humor in Hawkes's energetic, cartoony illustrations of the winsome giant and the spacious scenes he dwarfs.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2011

(2) K-3 "That's a wicked big toddlah ya got theyah," observes Uncle Bert, with classic Maine understatement: "Toddie" is as huge as Paul Bunyan. Toddie's sister describes his first year in a similarly laconic tone. Meanwhile, Hawkes develops the tall tale for all it's worth in big, bright illustrations that burst with comic details and make the book ideal for group sharing.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2007