(3) K-3 Illustrated by AnnaLaura Cantone. As their names suggest, Prudence and Moxie have very different personalities. Their friendship grows, however, after level-headed Prudence half-persuades, half-dares the otherwise brash and fearless Moxie to overcome her trepidation about horses. Together, they go for a ride on Prudence's beloved steed, Thunder. Scribbly mixed-media illustrations lend a quirky, humorous tone to this entertaining tale of friendship.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(4) K-3 Translated by Marcel Danesi. Illustrated by AnnaLaura Cantone. A boy lamenting how busy his mother is (no father is mentioned) dreams of inventing a robot mom who becomes his protector, chef, and indulger. The boy's epiphany is sappy--"How do you hug a robot mom?"--but the mixed-media art, featuring a Muppet-like boy set against stripy backgrounds that employ ribbon and lace borders and accents, is humorous and imaginative.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(2) PS Illustrated by AnnaLaura Cantone. "Three little ghosties sat on their posties, eating burnt toasties, telling big boasties." Naughty ghosts gleefully recount their stories. They get their own fright, though, while attempting to scare a little boy. Goodhart's engagingly silly rhymes are paired with mixed-media illustrations using dark and spooky colors but featuring goofy-looking ghosts. A Halloween natural that kids will enjoy year-round.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2008

(2) K-3 Illustrated by AnnaLaura Cantone. From the opening spread, we know that "Alberta is a girl of particular tastes." What follows is an idiosyncratic rundown, depicted in humorously manic mixed-media cartoons, of Alberta's likes and dislikes. "So, wouldn't you like to know Alberta's favorite thing?" She loves herself best of all, of course, and getting to know her in such an entertaining fashion, it's easy to see why.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2004