(3) PS Illustrated by Deirdre Gill. "Puffing, chuffing, never yawning, / Climbing hills as day is dawning. / Trains don't sleep-- / They CLANG and HOOT, / Reaching stations on their route." Cadenced rhyming text follows passenger, freight, and circus trains on their respective journeys throughout a day and the night. Gill's oil illustrations give the whole book a quiet nostalgic feel that matches the text's (and trains') pace. Glos.

Reviewer: Kari Allen

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham. Lucy wishes her sister, Mia, would leave her alone. After Lucy calls Mia a monster, actual monsters say they'll keep Mia. Lucy channels her own inner monster to rescue Mia, and they figure out how to get along. This fantastical approach to sibling rivalry takes children's feelings seriously. The digital illustrations show the girls' personalities and use color to reflect mood.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Christopher Lyles. Meg and her family attend the Celebrate Israel Parade in NYC, and her imagination allows her to be part of the action, experiencing the best of both lands. The ebullient rhymes (which hit some bumps in the road) integrate Hebrew words and interesting cultural references; collage illustrations reflect both New York and Israel, and show proud parade attendees and participants of different ethnicities. Glos.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth