(3) PS Illustrated by Mike Austin. Vibrant collage-like art follows a family from planting fruits and vegetables to harvesting to bringing them to market, ending in a celebratory summer meal and a midnight snack. The text consists exclusively of words beginning with S ("Shovel soil. Sow seeds"); kids will enjoy finding additional S objects included in the double-page spreads. The entertaining concept book may inspire older kids to write their own single-letter texts.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Mike Austin. Pet-fish owners will be amused by the small drama in Rylant's funny tale about five effervescent fish who think life in their tank is "FAB!" As often happens in picture books, the previously unadmired cast member (a snail) saves the day when the tank's new castle proves hazardous. Austin's digital illustrations in attention-grabbing tropical colors make this small underwater world look, indeed, fab.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) PS Illustrated by Mike Austin. "Is it fun on the beach, Nellie Belle, Nellie Belle? / Is it fun on the beach, / Nellie Belle?" For this happy-go-lucky dog, the fun stops upon "seeing possums in the dark, / in the park in the park." It's a funny wrinkle in the merriment, enhanced by knockout cut-paper-like digital illustrations, but the book's repetition gets tedious, gets tedious.

Reviewer: Nell Beram