(4) K-3 Illustrated by Vanessa Cabban. Mole decides to visit his friend Rabbit. He digs a tunnel, picking up Squirrel and Hedgehog along the way. Upon arrival, Mole laments his lack of a gift for Rabbit until she reminds him that he brought her friends. Autumnal watercolor and pencil illustrations are full of cozy details, but the story's message is just this side of cloying.

Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Vanessa Cabban. When Mole encounters snow for the first time, he mistakes an icicle for a "magic diamond." Mole is disappointed to learn why the diamond melts, but his disappointment soon turns to joy when he and his friends experience a dazzling wintry sunset. Benign animal characters and soft winter scenes accompany this gentle but wordy story.

Reviewer: Marika Hoe

(4) PS Illustrated by Vanessa Cabban. Tired of his "dark and dull" burrow, Mole, from Bringing down the Moon, gets help from Hedgehog, Squirrel, and Rabbit to find a "bright and beautiful" replacement. But after quickly testing and finding fault with his friends' suggestions, Mole learns that there is really no place like home. Cabban's cheerful watercolor illustrations infuse life into this overfamiliar but sweet lesson.

Reviewer: Lauren Maggio

(4) PS Illustrated by Vanessa Cabban. In a rhyming text, Andreae explains that babies grow inside their moms, but he limits the information to a few simple facts: during pregnancy, moms grow larger, get hungry, feel sick, and are sleepy. Cheerful illustrations with rounded, smooth shapes and friendly, warm colors are more engaging than the slight text and contribute to the comfortable tone of the book.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) PS Illustrated by Vanessa Cabban. One night in the woods, Mole decides that he must have the moon. His attempts to capture it (tossing acorns, for example) disturb various animals, who insist that it's unattainable. This cheerful cautionary tale is told with economy and snap, and the watercolor illustrations, which present Mole's futile actions in storyboard format, will spark genuine sympathy.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) PS Illustrated by Vanessa Cabban. It's bedtime, but the forest children--bears, hedgehogs, rabbits, and toads--all have reasons to stay up: they want to sing or play or look for food. Then "wise Grandma Owl" tells them a story about themselves, and they go off to sleep. The pencil and watercolor illustrations feature engaging families of animals against rich blue-and-green foliage under a darkening night sky.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert