(3) K-3 Illustrated by Karin Littlewood. A young boy describes his father's depression. The child worries that it might be his fault and rejoices when--with medication and counseling--his father gradually returns to the family. The story effectively conveys some of the feelings around mental illness and uses visual and verbal imagery to describe the disease. This is a useful and affecting book.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) PS Illustrated by Polly Dunbar. This collection includes sixty-one poems, arranged thematically, that celebrate a child's day. The well-selected pieces include familiar works and some that are lesser known. The poems' varied rhythms and rhyme schemes, child-friendly wordplay, and age-appropriate topics make this book a good starting point for sharing poetry with young children. Dunbar's lively mixed-media illustrations bounce and tumble over the pages. Ind.

Reviewer: Aishah Abdul-Musawwir