(3) K-3 Illustrated by Roxanna Bikadoroff. When Lavinia the badger catches a rabbit stealing vegetables from her garden, the rabbit begs for mercy, promising to help with the gardening. Each night bunnies with musical instruments appear and play magical music. Lavinia shares the bountiful harvest, and a friendship is cemented. The rhyming text and gentle, full-bleed illustrations (in ink, watercolor, and colored pencil) reflect the enchantment of a night garden.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Roxanna Bikadoroff. Rhyming, dactyl-filled verses describe a thief who wreaks havoc as she steals letter after letter, turning coats to cots, bowls to owls, and so on. While many of the thirty-two quatrains are well crafted, others use contorted syntax and arcane vocabulary in an effort to maintain the conceit through the entire alphabet. Humorous line and wash illustrations clarify the sometimes-complicated plot.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson