(3) PS Illustrated by Andy Robert Davis. As in Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do, simple rhymes pair with images of sporting equipment on clotheslines and invite readers to guess each associated sport. An answer spread, with a busload of children passing the sport being played, follows each clue. Bold, digitally manipulated pencil and mixed-media illustrations add appeal to this guessing game that will help build preschoolers' sports vocabulary.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(3) PS Illustrated by Andy Robert Davies. In this clever rhyming guessing-game book, clothes and objects on a clothesline are clues to the owner's occupation: "Space suit and jet pack, / star charts to review. / Flight gloves and moon boots. / What job does she do?" Recurring characters and a bright palette adorning clean yet detailed compositions will engage readers until the end: "Is one of these jobs / just right for you?"

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Bonnie Adamson. In Strong, Willie envies the strength of his friend Manuel who, in Tall, wants Willie's height. Eventually, both boys realize they're okay just the way they are. The illustrations, though dated-looking, add gentle humor to the purposeful texts. Review covers these titles: I Wish I Was Strong like Manuel and I Wish I Was Tall like Willie.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Bonnie Adamson. In Strong, Willie envies the strength of his friend Manuel who, in Tall, wants Willie's height. Eventually, both boys realize they're okay just the way they are. The illustrations, though dated-looking, add gentle humor to the purposeful texts. Review covers these titles: I Wish I Was Strong like Manuel and I Wish I Was Tall like Willie.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(4) K-3 Translated by Eida de la Vega. Illustrated by Bonnie Adamson. In Strong, Willie envies the strength of his friend Manuel, who, in Tall, wants Willie's height. Eventually, both boys realize they're okay just the way they are. The illustrations, though dated-looking, add gentle humor. The bilingual texts are uneven; some of the vocabulary words are more difficult than others. Glos. Review covers these titles: I Wish I Was Strong like Manuel and I Wish I Was Tall like Willie.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(4) K-3 Translated by Eida de la Vega. Illustrated by Bonnie Adamson. In Strong, Willie envies the strength of his friend Manuel, who, in Tall, wants Willie's height. Eventually, both boys realize they're okay just the way they are. The illustrations, though dated-looking, add gentle humor. The bilingual texts are uneven; some of the vocabulary words are more difficult than others. Glos. Review covers these titles: I Wish I Was Strong like Manuel and I Wish I Was Tall like Willie.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(4) K-3 Translated by Eida de la Vega. Illustrated by Bonnie Adamson. Freckle-faced Abby wants to wear glasses like Rosa while Rosa wishes for freckles. The girls improvise (e.g., Rosa dots her cheeks with makeup; Abby wears her granny's reading glasses), but they realize their efforts aren't worth the hassle. Pencil and watercolor illustrations add gentle humor. The bilingual text is uneven; some of the Spanish includes difficult or incorrect vocabulary words. Glos. Review covers these titles: I Wish I Had Freckles like Abby and I Wish I Had Glasses like Rosa.

Reviewer: Alissa C. Salamone

(4) K-3 Translated by Eida de la Vega. Illustrated by Bonnie Adamson. Freckle-faced Abby wants to wear glasses like Rosa while Rosa wishes for freckles. The girls improvise (e.g., Rosa dots her cheeks with makeup; Abby wears her granny's reading glasses), but they realize their efforts aren't worth the hassle. Pencil and watercolor illustrations add gentle humor. The bilingual text is uneven; some of the Spanish includes difficult or incorrect vocabulary words. Glos. Review covers these titles: I Wish I Had Freckles like Abby and I Wish I Had Glasses like Rosa.

Reviewer: Alissa C. Salamone

(4) K-3 Step into Reading series. Illustrated by Patrick Joseph & Patrick Joseph. A dozen easy-to-read rhymes demonstrate how small words can "hide" inside larger ones. "Mouse wants to stop. / But he hikes to the top." "Mouse waters his plants... / with help from ants." "Mouse starts to trip. / Oops! His pants rip!" Although there is no story here, the exercise is pleasant enough with the simple illustrations, featuring a mouse in overalls, providing visual clues.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(4) K-3 Step into Reading series. Illustrated by Patrick Joseph. "Find the word HAT. Off goes the H. Cart in the C. Yikes! Now it is CAT!" Mouse carries letters around, changing the first letters of three-letter words to make new ones. Each word is paired with a visual clue to help newly emergent readers. The rhyming text and cartoony illustrations are uninspired, but the book's simplicity offers encouragement for this phonics lesson.

Reviewer: Erin Dionne

(4) K-3 Step into Reading series. Illustrated by Patrick Joseph. "Mouse finds words and makes them new--with magic vowels a, e, i, o, u." Equipped with a cape, hat, and wand, Mouse changes a vowel in words, "magically" transforming both word and meaning, while bold, flat illustrations lend pictorial clues to the simple text. Despite the absence of story, emergent readers may enjoy this exercise.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale