(4) K-3 Bank Street Ready-to-Read series. Illustrated by Bari Weissman. Pete cuddles up with his mom as she tells him a three-part bedtime story in which he stars. Lengthy sentences make the reader more difficult than its Level 1 rating suggests, and the textual shifts between each new story-within-a-story are rather abrupt, though the illustrations--showing Pete tucked under his covers again--help ease the transitions.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) K-3 Bank Street Ready-to-Read series. Illustrated by John Emil Cymerman. After Annie inches her way down the pool ladder, her mom convinces her to pretend she is a floating fish and a paddling puppy. Annie soon finds she's having fun and suggests they try diving like dolphins and sneaking like sharks. Playful illustrations transform the mother and daughter into the different animals. Unfortunately, a very large typeface leaves too little space between lines of text.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger