(4) K-3 Illustrated by Deirdre Betteridge. When their parents go away for the weekend, Sarah and her siblings make sure that their babysitting grandparents don't get bored. The kids come up with thirty-eight activities to fill the time, from creating puppets to making "belly button soup." Easy-to-follow instructions and loose watercolor images accompany each project. The story line is merely serviceable: the book works better as a resource.

Reviewer: Patricia Riley

(4) PS Illustrated by Deirdre Betteridge. In brief, upbeat descriptions, children explain how their parents commute to work and what they do there. Jobs for fathers include dance teacher, homemaker, and farmer; jobs for mothers include company president, mail carrier, and salesperson. The mixed-media illustrations show the parents at work and--along with the refrain, "but there is always time for me"--at home, playing with the child. As a whole, text and illustrations are pleasant but repetitive.

Reviewer: Sara Pearce

(4) PS Illustrated by Deirdre Betteridge. From her "morning face / yawning / breakfast face / sticky" to her "tired face / drowsy / heavy nodding head," a girl narrates her day by describing her own expressions and those around her at home and at preschool. Although the author conveys a variety of events and emotions using this clever device, some of the couplets are less on-target than others. Simple, childlike illustrations in muted colors help extend the story.

Reviewer: Patricia Riley