(4) PS Illustrated by Petra Brown. In this sentimental companion to Grandma Loves You!, a grandfather rabbit expresses his unconditional pride in, love for, and devotion to a baby rabbit. Tender moments with the "cutie pah-tootie"--including kite-flying, joke-telling, and bedtime cuddling--bond the pair. Treacly rhymes, pastoral illustrations, and an appended space for a letter and picture from grandfather to child perfectly suit the intended audience: gift-givers.

Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty

(4) 1-3 Tales from Maple Ridge series. Illustrated by Petra Brown. In City, a trip to the overwhelming city makes Logan appreciate idyllic rural life (though seeing a horseless carriage is exciting). In Ghost, Logan builds a ghost trap, although the "ghost" turns out to be a neighbor's missing cat. Like the earlier installments, these gentle, old-fashioned family stories wrap up too pristinely, but large print, short chapters, and pen-and-ink drawings increase appeal. Review covers these Tales from Maple Ridge titles: The Big City and The Ghost of Juniper Creek.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(4) 1-3 Tales from Maple Ridge series. Illustrated by Petra Brown. In City, a trip to the overwhelming city makes Logan appreciate idyllic rural life (though seeing a horseless carriage is exciting). In Ghost, Logan builds a ghost trap, although the "ghost" turns out to be a neighbor's missing cat. Like the earlier installments, these gentle, old-fashioned family stories wrap up too pristinely, but large print, short chapters, and pen-and-ink drawings increase appeal. Review covers these Tales from Maple Ridge titles: The Big City and The Ghost of Juniper Creek.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(4) 1-3 Tales from Maple Ridge series. Illustrated by Petra Brown. These cheerful, old-fashioned family stories, seemingly set in the nineteenth-century Midwest, feature eight-year-old farm boy Logan, who loves to fix things and help out. Big worries about money and the family's future combine with smaller everyday worries, but each story ends with a too-tidy resolution. Large print and copious pen-and-ink drawings enhance the new series' appeal. Review covers these Tales from Maple Ridge titles: Logan Pryce Makes a Mess and The Lucky Wheel.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(4) 1-3 Tales from Maple Ridge series. Illustrated by Petra Brown. These cheerful, old-fashioned family stories, seemingly set in the nineteenth-century Midwest, feature eight-year-old farm boy Logan, who loves to fix things and help out. Big worries about money and the family's future combine with smaller everyday worries, but each story ends with a too-tidy resolution. Large print and copious pen-and-ink drawings enhance the new series' appeal. Review covers these Tales from Maple Ridge titles: Logan Pryce Makes a Mess and The Lucky Wheel.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Petra Brown. Rags, a scruffy mutt rescued from a Paris alley by Private James Donovan, becomes the mascot for the U.S. Army's First Division in WWI. Rags endures loud and frightening explosions, poison gas attacks, and injury but loyally relays crucial messages from the rear to the front lines. Endearing illustrations accompany this heartwarming narrative based on a true story from the Great War.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) PS Illustrated by Petra Brown. Ten animal mothers and their offspring shelter in their respective dwellings in this comforting but slight tale. Following every third rhymed verse introducing animals ("Dolphins in the cove / While the wild waves pound") comes the reassuring refrain, "I will keep you safe and sound." Soft watercolor, gouache, and pencil illustrations offer a sentimental perspective on the natural world.

Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty

(4) PS Illustrated by Petra Brown. In lilting verse, a rabbit grandmother shares how much she loves her grandchild. "The moment I saw you, / I fell in love. / Honey, my bunny, / my sweet turtledove." Soft watercolor illustrations place the rabbit family in an idyllic pastoral setting befitting this sentimental rhyming ode. Space for a picture and letter from a (human) grandmother is included.

Reviewer: Patricia Riley