(3) PS Illustrated by Susan Jeffers. "S is for Shadow. / Wherever she goes, / A little gray kitten / Plays with her toes." Jeffers's appealing, detailed illustrations of Miss Rosie the orange tabby accompany this alphabet book's rhyming text. Pictures and text work well together to depict Rosie's small adventures as she explores her new home and yard after being rescued from an alley by a little girl.

Reviewer: Anne St. John

(2) PS Illustrated by Woodleigh Marx Hubbard. The concepts of past and present, growth and change, are demonstrated using such examples as: "Once I was an alphabet, / now I am a book. / Once I couldn't feed myself, / now I love to cook." The rhyming text appears on pages that feature figures drawn in flat perspective against large blocks of vivid color. With its modest themes on growth and friendship, this book could serve as a good conversation starter with preschool audiences.

Reviewer: Nancy Vasilakis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 1999