(2) PS Illustrated by Ana Aranda. "In a corner of the lush, green garden, two caterpillars share a leaf." Young children who look closely at the insects' smiling faces and fancifully decorated bodies will notice some differences: the patterns on their backs are different colors and shapes; and where one has feathery antennae, the other's are stick-like. As will soon be revealed, one is a moth and one is a ­butterfly, but in the early stages of their lives they have many characteristics in ­common. ­Petty's friendly text provides a light ­introduction to comparative ­observation, noting selected similarities and differences in the animals' appearances and behaviors. After a brief period spent in the pupal stage (not named as such, although the text does use the word metamorphosis), the adult butterfly and moth make spectacular entrances across two double-page spreads--"Then...POP! There is Butterfly! / Then...POP AGAIN!!! There is Moth!"--and the ­comparisons continue. In Aranda's cartoonlike illustrations, the ­anthropomorphized insects appear as cheerful buddies palling around in an ­idyllic backyard ­setting.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2021

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Ana Aranda. "Get your family--one, two, three! / Are you ready? ¡Claro! ¡Si!" A small-town summer celebration is the thread that weaves fourteen brightly illustrated spreads together. The rhymes on each page, which include Spanish words in bold text, flow well and will inspire young readers to carefully inspect the detailed watercolor and ink scenes. Rain or shine, la celebración continues! Glos.

Reviewer: Katie Darrin

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Ana Aranda. Three nervous goats decide to prevent the hungry chupacabra from eating them by offering it silly things to swallow instead. Aranda's vibrant watercolor and gouache illustrations turn a potentially scary story into a colorful romp, though the enjoyably absurd scenario is limited by the attempt to have all the potential foods sound similar to chupacabra (candelabra, cucaracha, etc.).

Reviewer: Siena Leslie