(3) K-3 Illustrated by Alice Brereton. Two older bunnies prank their younger brother with tales of a terrifying monster named Frankenbunny, but they get their comeuppance when little bro flips their "dirty, rotten plan" on them. Esbaum's expressive text, with clever second-person narration, works alongside Brereton's mostly black-and-gray illustrations for mild, good-natured creepiness; shadowy and pitch-black scenes encourage young readers to be brave even in the dark.

Reviewer: Jeannie Coutant

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Alice Brereton. Follow Papa (who is white) and his two little girls (both African American) as they appreciate the bright, shiny things in the dark night. The rhyming text isn't as accomplished as the crisp, luminous digital illustrations, which ably capture both nature's lights (moon, stars, fireflies) and artificial ones (fireworks, lighthouses, city lights).

Reviewer: Gail Hedges