(4) K-3 Illustrated by Remy Charlip. Elegant graphics contrast nicely with the action: against a backdrop of William-Morris-style wallpaper, silhouettes of a top-hatted doctor, a long-gowned mother, and a grossly rotund boy demand attention. As the doctor extracts a series of improbable objects, the boy's stomach diminishes. The text generally rhymes, but sometimes not, and mixed meters occasionally jar.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian