(3) PS Illustrated by Ivan Bates. Bear cub Hansie loves to play outside but keeps getting hurt; his dad is always nearby with a bandage or other solace. So when Hansie notices that Dad is limping, he springs into action. Offering a quiet lesson in helping others, this story takes its time, for which the reader, encouraged to linger over the tender autumnal art, is rewarded.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) PS Guess How Much I Love You series. In these stories based on episodes of the animated Nick Jr. TV show (itself based on the bestselling Guess How Much I Love You book franchise), Nutbrown Hares Little and Big have small weather-related adventures with their forest animal friends. The illustrations are a fair approximation of Anita Jeram's, without the softness and subtlety. The simple episodes are sweet if forgettable. Review covers these Guess How Much I Love You titles: After the Storm and Snow Magic.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(4) PS Guess How Much I Love You series. In these stories based on episodes of the animated Nick Jr. TV show (itself based on the bestselling Guess How Much I Love You book franchise), Nutbrown Hares Little and Big have small weather-related adventures with their forest animal friends. The illustrations are a fair approximation of Anita Jeram's, without the softness and subtlety. The simple episodes are sweet if forgettable. Review covers these Guess How Much I Love You titles: After the Storm and Snow Magic.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Charles Fuge. When Roo the kangaroo wakes up in a bad mood, his mother tries all sorts of tricks to make him smile. Nothing works, until she tumbles by mistake into a mud hole, leaving them both covered with muck. At last, Roo can't help but smile. Expressive illustrations and lively typeface amplify the story's slapstick humor.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(4) PS Each of four measured, introspective, satisfying stories--one is about facing fears, another about listening to one's conscience--revolves around Little Nutbrown Hare and his (presumed) father, Big Nutbrown Hare, whose protectiveness is both an irritant and, more often, a source of reassurance. The meadowland-set illustrations are idyllic but grow monotonous, especially as the two hares are the book's only characters.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) PS Illustrated by Anita Jeram. Paper engineering by Corina Fletcher. The original text of this popular sentimental picture book is paired with pop-up illustrations. The resulting gift book retains the feel of the original. Large flaps reveal Big Nutbrown Hare reaching up to the sky or swinging Little Nutbrown Hare up off the pages of the book.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) PS Illustrated by Anita Jeram. In this collection of four season-based short stories, ever-inquisitive Little Nutbrown Hare and ever-thoughtful Big Nutbrown Hare talk about growth and change, colors, creative play, and nature. The tales are told with the same tender voice of the original story, underscoring the unconditional love between parent and child. Light and airy ink and watercolors are, like the dialogue, sentimental.

Reviewer: Sethany Rancier Alongi

(3) PS Illustrated by Anita Jeram. One autumn day, Little Nutbrown Hare finds a big cardboard box. As any preschooler might do, he jumps over it, on it, and into it, then he surprises Big Nutbrown Hare by pretending to be a box monster. A lively chase ensues, ending in an affectionate embrace. The illustrations for this playful board book display the hares mid-leap as they frolic in the leaves.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Russell Ayto. These fifty-six short fables, cautionary tales, and anecdotes tickle mind and funny bone with unexpected twists of logic. Ayto's angular drawings punctuate the pages with their own lighthearted take on wise men, fools, and tricksters. Coming from such sources as the Bible and Aesop, many of the stories will be familiar to adults (though there are no source notes).

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2008

(3) PS Illustrated by Anita Jeram. With childlike humor, these board books present affectionate interactions between Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare (Guess How Much I Love You). In Colors, they pick their favorite things in various shades. In Big, they discuss how small things--acorns, caterpillars, and even nutbrown hares--grow and change. Both characters are imbued with plenty of personality in Jeram's pastoral illustrations. Review covers these titles: Colors Everywhere and When I'm Big.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(3) PS Illustrated by Anita Jeram. With childlike humor, these board books present affectionate interactions between Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare (Guess How Much I Love You). In Colors, they pick their favorite things in various shades. In Big, they discuss how small things--acorns, caterpillars, and even nutbrown hares--grow and change. Both characters are imbued with plenty of personality in Jeram's pastoral illustrations. Review covers these titles: Colors Everywhere and When I'm Big.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(4) PS Illustrated by Anita Jeram. Big Nutbrown Hare and Little Nutbrown Hare play "I Spy" on a snowy day--spying a leaf, a feather, and finally Little Nutbrown Hare. This board book is more about a parent expressing love for a child than it is about plot or character, but the package is sweet without being too saccharine.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Charles Fuge. Three friends challenge one another to physical feats unsuited to their skills: Duck to jumping, Roo to tail-chasing, and Mouse to floating. After feelings get hurt, Roo's mama suggests they focus instead on their unique abilities, in a perfectly sound but bland resolution ("'Can we all be friends again?' 'Yes we can!'") Fuge's expressively drawn animal pals help lighten the mood.

Reviewer: Rebecca Reed Whidden

(4) PS Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton. The miniature edition of a book published as In the Light of the Moon contains eight original stories. The tales, featuring a tooth fairy, a wily fox, and others, read aloud well, and Denton's illustrations are expressive and often funny. Ultimately, the book fails because the small art and print are not appropriate for the preschool audience that would most enjoy the stories.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Ivan Bates. Published spring 1998. Before a storm, Big Gander Goose declines offers of shelter from a mouse, a squirrel, and a rabbit, because Little Goosey wants "Just me and you." They finally find a dry space and are surprised the next morning to find the mouse, squirrel, and rabbit snuggled in with them. Delicate colored pencil and watercolors emphasize the pastoral qualities of the comforting tale.

Reviewer: Sheryl Lee Saunders

(3) 4-6 Fifteen stories from Celtic mythology, including heroic legends about Cuchulainn and King Arthur, mystical tales of shape-shifting and the Otherworld, and a humorous tale about a king with horse's ears, are retold in this engaging and pleasingly designed collection. Player's precise illustrations capture a mixture of earthiness and fantasy. No source notes are included. Ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.