(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Brock Cole. Pampered Lhasa apso Gulliver is horrified to be dumped at the humble home of Carlos the doorman. Still, he makes new friends and eventually lands in a satisfactory place--but not before surviving an odyssey from Queens to Paris and back. Like Seidler's characterizations, Cole's drawings of comically diverse canines and humans in action are marvelously affectionate and satirical.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2008

(1) K-3 Illustrated by Brock Cole. This lighthearted rhymed account of the Revolution and Washington's presidency uses George's perpetual losing battle for his teeth as the focal point. The summary in the concluding timeline, derived from "letters, diaries, and accounts," is one of dreary, courageous struggle. The contrast is sobering; it might well provoke discussion of viewing the same events from different perspectives. Cole's caricatures are done with affection and spirit.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2003