(2) PS How do eggs get from "farm to table"? From the very outset of this cleverly presented and organized book, readers are invited to find out: "Let's go with Ruby and Ned along the stone path, past the apple trees, the cows, and the sunflowers to the henhouse." After collecting eggs "from every nook and cranny" of the henhouse, Ned and Ruby hop into their bright red truck and begin the trek to sell and deliver the eggs. While Ned runs their stall at the farmer's market, readers ride along with Ruby to her many delivery locations--bakery, school, grocery store, and back home--where she and Ned receive a sweet surprise. Composed of straightforward dialogue and simple sentences, the text both complements the busyness of the illustrations and welcomes beginning readers to navigate the narrative on their own. The book design is inventive: Some double-page spreads include a simple, nearly full-bleed map and a panel of directions with labeled illustrations. Other spreads feature a decoratively framed verso, whose details reflect the next location along Ruby's many stops, while a small vignette on the recto, shaped subtly as an egg, highlights each friendly handoff. Warm and cheerful colors brighten the folk art–like illustrations. A delightful entry point for young readers to learn valuable mapping skills and enjoy searching the pages for all the nooks and crannies where eggs can be found.

Reviewer: Grace McKinney | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2022

(4) PS Accompanied by her dog, a girl walks through a park collecting leaves for a book. Stylized trees in bright autumn colors are followed by identification of each leaf and realistically rendered leaf images in a collage of rubbings, prints, and photocopies of actual leaves. Although the text is stiff, young naturalists will be drawn to this engaging treatment. Rubbing and print-making instructions included.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(3) PS Zena loves the primary colors she finds in her world, but she wants more. She meets new friends who show her how red, blue, and yellow can be mixed to create orange, green, and purple. Together they use their new palette to paint a multicolored masterpiece. The gouache illustrations are energetic and appropriately color-rich. An appended activity encourages further exploration.

Reviewer: Julie Bartynski-Fenner

(3) K-3 Gabby and Grandma's Earth-friendly day begins with sewing reusable grocery bags. They then walk to the farmers' market to buy local produce for a park lunch. Their errands end with a library visit. Wellington's gouache and photo-collage illustrations ("The computer was not used in the preparation of this artwork") enhance the text, which may be inspirational for young environmentalists.

Reviewer: Rebecca Reed Whidden

(3) K-3 Throughout the year, young Riki enjoys watching birds. He constructs a birdhouse, prepares special feed, assists with nest building, and tends to sunflower plants ("the birds love them and he does too"). Gouache illustrations enhanced with color copies of photographs include borders that incorporate facts and pictures. Appended resources include birdhouse building and installation plans and a "Bird Food Cupcakes" recipe. Websites.

Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty

(3) PS After truck driver Tom picks up a load of fruits and veggies from a farm, he negotiates a highway, a mountain, construction, a detour, traffic, and a bridge, finally making his delivery to an urban deli. Wellington's writing is, like Tom, efficient and cheerful, but her art, color copies of photos on bright geometric paintings, is what really brings it home.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) PS This is a cheerful and simple depiction of a baker's step-by-step process as he bakes a batch of cookies. Wellington's Byron Barton–like illustrations successfully complement the straightforward text. One would be well advised to have some cookies to offer after sharing this book. Or better yet: bake some. Recipes follow the story.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) PS Zinnia plants her own flower garden in this straightforward account. She clears the soil, makes rows, plants seeds, waters, and watches for sprouts. Photos of actual seeds, plants, and flowers are incorporated into the bright and busy art documenting the garden's evolution. Margins incorporate labeled flower parts and diagrams of the butterfly life cycle and growing seedlings.

Reviewer: Hilary Breed Van Dusen

(3) K-3 Annie grows apples in her orchard and makes applesauce, cider, and more to sell at a farmer's market. The simple, straightforward Spanish text is given prominence, printed in a large font, above the smaller English text. Wellington's bold red and orange illustrations make the apples look deliciously edible. Spanish translations of English words in the art and two recipes are appended.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham

(3) K-3 In a lively book that will entertain even those with little interest in crêpes or France, Suzette the crêpe-seller provides a tour of Paris, a lesson in crêpe-making, and an introduction to a few French words. Mixed-media illustrations include small, intriguing details in the backgrounds and large, colorful pictures of Suzette's customers in the foreground. Glos.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander

(3) PS Brightly colored, bold illustrations accompany a basic text detailing a day in the life of Firefighter Frank. Readers follow Frank and his company as they clean and check their equipment, cook dinner, talk with visiting schoolchildren, and put out a fire. This effective introduction to the fire department includes a list of fire-prevention and safety tips.

Reviewer: Rebecca Reed Whidden

(3) PS Annie the apple farmer tends her orchard, makes products such as applesauce, cider, and pies, and sells them at a farmer's market in the city. This elemental story features short, direct sentences and vivid, graphically simple pictures in primary colors and bold patterns. Apple recipes conclude the book.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) K-3 Ten mice visit an imaginary museum filled with paintings "inspired" by real-life masterpieces, which are identified at the end of the book. As the mice view the thematically grouped artwork, they comment simply on what they see ("That fruit looks yummy"). The bright gouache illustrations are engaging; and though the dialogue is uninspired, it does provide an accessible model for talking about and appreciating fine art.

Reviewer: Liza Woodruff

(3) K-3 After night falls and a young child goes to bed, a city stays awake all night. Each double-page spread, chronicled by the hour, shows several nighttime activities occurring throughout a large, diverse city--in places such as a museum, a newspaper press, and a market. The liveliness of the sleepless city, presented in crisp, boldly colored illustrations that include geometric shapes, is compelling.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.