(2) K-3 Illustrated by Barry Root. A peck of bug-eyed prize potatoes tiptoe out of the "Bud and Bean Arena" at the County Fair, and roll through the midway on a daring rescue mission: to save their fellow veggies from the fiendish Chef Hackemup. Speed's inventive, rhythmic verse is well spiced with wit. Thankfully, Root doesn't personify the sliced vegetables (unlike the horrified survivors) in his intense--and intensely colored--illustrations.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2000

(3) K-3 Using lively images and alliteration, these seven riddle poems describe different forms of water, from morning mist to ocean waves to a bedtime bath. Readers have a chance to guess the answer before it is revealed on the following page. Cheerful watercolors show a girl as she enjoys some of water's many forms throughout the day.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.