(2) 4-6 Translated by David Colmer. In this Dutch novel from 1970, Mr. Tibble is a shy, failed newspaperman; Miss Minou, a cat imprisoned in human form, gets scoops from her cat cronies and passes them on to Tibble. The human characters in this romp are painted with an affectionately satirical brush, and the cats are hilarious--all ego, street smarts, and sensuality. Pretty much catnip for feline fanciers.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2016

(2) 4-6 Translated by David Colmer. Illustrated by Sieb Posthuma. A skinny, long-nosed poet fills his pen from the ink pond in his garden and offers the reader a selection of story poems featuring personalities old and young, human and animal, animate and inanimate. The wordplay is energetic; healthy handfuls of enjambment mitigate against dreary dum-di-dum; and the small narratives celebrate lateral thinking, community, and kindness.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2014