(3) PS Illustrated by K. G. Campbell. An alien family tries all kinds of space-y remedies ("a Milky Way milkshake," "a cool meteor shower," etc.) to help Little Alien feel better. Finally, their (eight-legged) dog, Mars Rover, brings a "Jupiter-size smile" to the sickly little face. Campbell's pen, watercolor, and colored-pencil illustrations use soothing colors and shapes to help young humans who may also be feeling "extra-terrestrial bad."

Reviewer: Jeannie Coutant

(4) K-3 Illustrated by K. G. Campbell. Little orphan "Wee Sister Strange" roams the woods at night, free-spirited yet seeking something unknown. She finally finds it when she overhears a mother reading a book (Sister's own story) to her child. Sister snuggles to sleep in a leafy bed outside their window. The watercolor and colored-pencil illustrations and the twee verse's cadence both evoke an eerie tone--effective if questionable for bedtime reading.

Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty

(1) K-3 Illustrated by K. G. Campbell. The narrator longs for a puppy for her birthday--but instead gets a tortoise. At an appropriately slow-and-steady pace, owner and pet do begin to warm up to each other. When the tortoise gets lost, the girl realizes how much she cares. The narrator's initial petulance, revealed in the frank narrative and soft watercolor and colored-pencil pictures, is both entertaining and realistic.

Reviewer: Julie Roach | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2016

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by K. G. Campbell. Ten-year-old Flora Belle Buckman's life changes when she befriends a squirrel with superpowers. There's only one problem: Flora's self-absorbed, romance novel–writing, squirrel-hating mother. DiCamillo imbues her novel with warmth, humor, and emotion, focusing on large life issues such as loss and abandonment, acceptance of differences, and the complexity of relationships. Full-page and spot pencil illustrations accentuate the mood.

Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2013

(3) K-3 Illustrated by K. G. Campbell. Cub stumbles upon a backyard tea party and must follow the tea party rules--get clean, neat, and fancy--in order to eat some cookies. When Cub finally gets his treats, he almost forgets the most important rule of all: sharing. Illustrated with soft sepia-marker and colored-pencil art, the playful story is perfect for lovers of tea parties (and rule-breaking).

Reviewer: Kari Allen