(2) K-3 Illustrated by David Slonim. These playful verses sing the praises of sixteen trucks and the work they do. The lighthearted acrylic and charcoal illustrations enhance the poems' humor and give their subjects loads of personality. The same three children and friendly dog are pictured throughout, in drivers' seats and working alongside their truck friends. The book will make light work of even the toughest storytimes.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2013

(3) PS Illustrated by Valeria Petrone. Flush! Zip! Close the door! Potty trainees have lots to remember, and these humorous reminders in rhyme offer help. Parents can dip right in and address a pertinent problem, whether the listener is like Wilma, who waits too long, or like Arnold, who doesn't lift the seat. Cartoonish animals demonstrate each toilet faux pas.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Carol Koeller. "I don't want to clean my room! / It looks fine to me." Each of the book's fifteen humorous poems describes a kid-friendly household chore: making the bed, taking out recycling, helping with laundry, etc. Koeller's lively illustrations show kids of different ethnicities as they bemoan the woes of clearing the table and celebrate the fun of washing the dog.

Reviewer: Susan Halperin

(3) PS Illustrated by Maggie Smith. What big brother hasn't been frustrated by his sibling? In this story the "monster" is a pesky little sister, whose antics include throwing things and pulling hair. Luckily, the brother doesn't give in to his urges to "tease it and poke it and call it bad names," instead figuring out how to turn tantrums into tickle-time. Colorful angular illustrations enhance the humor.

Reviewer: Amanda Sullivan

(2) PS Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott. New snow is celebrated in verse that will have preschoolers chanting along by the second reading. A young girl builds a snowman, sleds with a friend, and quickly recovers from a crash, rounding off with a return indoors for cocoa. Westcott propels the proceedings with spring-loaded, cartoony drawings and cheery colors, adding a dog and kitten for additional bounce and humor.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2004

(4) PS Illustrated by Thierry Courtin. A toddler gently wakes his mother by climbing over her in bed. Another child sits on his father's shoulders during a walk in the park and "steers" Daddy to a picnic blanket where the family enjoys ice cream. The two small, simple books about everyday toddler events are illustrated with cheerful rounded figures. The rhyming text, like the art, is pleasant but bland. [Review covers these titles: Driving Daddy and Wake Up, Mama!.]

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) PS Illustrated by Thierry Courtin. A toddler gently wakes his mother by climbing over her in bed. Another child sits on his father's shoulders during a walk in the park and "steers" Daddy to a picnic blanket where the family enjoys ice cream. The two small, simple books about everyday toddler events are illustrated with cheerful rounded figures. The rhyming text, like the art, is pleasant but bland. [Review covers these titles: Driving Daddy and Wake Up, Mama!.]

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) PS Illustrated by John Wallace. Twenty-four poems describe a baby's many moods and activities during the course of a day. The babies are sometimes messy, sometimes fussy, but overwhelmingly sweet. The pastel-colored watercolors for these tepid rhymes are appropriately gentle, but bland.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth