(2) K-3 Illustrated by David Parkins. With a storyteller's voice, Smith introduces Mr. Potter, who lives alone. One night he invites his dog inside--and then his tree. He transplants it, eventually cutting a hole in the roof, which leads to other unforeseen consequences. The sumptuously colored pictures balance realistic touches with the outlandish comical events, grounding the preposterous story in the real world.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2010

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Marla Frazee. Mrs. Biddlebox starts her day "in a dreary little funk." So, the small, round, black-clad woman grabs her broom, sweeps up shadows and gloom, and makes a cake that turns out, despite its bleak ingredients, to be delicious. Smith's verse skips along with good-humored determination, and Frazee depicts the feisty lady's energetic transformation from grouch to jubilant cook with all the vigor it deserves.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2002

(4) 4-6 Great Minds of Science series. These revised editions recount important scientific developments and discoveries as well as providing information about the scientists' lives. Although Goldenstern's text portrays Einstein colorfully, the presentation of his difficult theories is less engaging. Black-and-white illustrations are well chosen; however, the quality of experiments listed at the back of each book varies. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Great Minds of Science titles: Albert Einstein and Louis Pasteur.

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(3) K-3 Illustrated by Jane Manning & Jane Manning. In this answer to the "Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe" rhyme, a crotchety crone buys "KIDDIE-BE-GONE" from a witch to subdue the noisy brood living in the famous shoe next door. The plan backfires when her potion turns the kids into grumpy, grouchy old folks. Manning's comical, slightly grotesque, strangely proportioned illustrations clinch the deal.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Marla Frazee. Mrs. Biddlebox starts her day "in a dreary little funk." So, the round little black-clad woman grabs her broom, sweeps up shadows and gloom, collects it all together, and makes a cake that turns out, despite its bleak ingredients, to be delicious. Smith's verse skips along with good-humored determination, and Frazee depicts the feisty lady's energetic transformation from grouch to jubilant cook with all the vigor it deserves.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2002

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Kathryn Brown. "Moon / Fell / Down / One / Night... / Fell upon a farmer's lawn, / Rolled about in sheer delight / On fields he'd only shined upon." In this rhyming text, Moon lands on a farm and befriends a cow. The two embark on a midnight romp through town, enjoying window shopping and newfound freedom. Soft, blue-toned watercolors capture the mood of the magical evening and depict the moon as a huge glowing orb atop a spindly human body.

Reviewer: CHristine Sarrazin

(4) 4-6 Accompanied by her daughter, Jessica, Agatha Cat sets off around the world to find her sister, who has a penchant for travel and adventure. Their alternating diary entries describe their trip. The handsome book combines skillful gouache artwork, smaller pictures arranged in a scrapbook format, and a few letters that can be taken out of their envelopes. Unfortunately, this picture book, with its complicated, lengthy text, will have a limited audience.

Reviewer: Anne St. John