(2) K-3 Illustrated by Kate Duke. A family of bears (Mama, Papa, three girls, and toddler Jack) prepares for bed. As in the earlier books, each chapter focuses on one family member at a time. Duke manages a remarkable range of expressions on the bears' faces while using a calm palette and lots of cozy details to evoke the quiet evening.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2007

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Kate Duke. Horatio, a young dragon, sees no reason to memorize his address and phone number, but he quickly changes his mind after he gets lost on the way home from school. While nothing can mask the worthy but obvious purpose behind this cautionary tale, there are amusing touches in both text and illustrations; Horatio's lunch, for example, includes charcoal sandwiches and Tabasco tea.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Kate Duke. With admirable initiative, each bear in a family of six finds a satisfying way to enjoy Saturday afternoon: reading, coloring, playing school, baking and eating bread, going for a solitary walk, and for the youngest, drawing on the wall. Devoting a chapter to each bear, Baker writes with humor and understanding, and Duke is an expert at capturing the right gestures and expressions.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(4) K-3 Bank Street Ready-to-Read series. Illustrated by Kate Duke. This book deals with the common problem of adjusting to a new sibling. Eli was sure he was going to get a new baby brother, so the sister who is born takes some getting used to. The resolution is believable, the reading level is suited to the audience, and Duke's cartoon illustrations of round-faced children are serviceable, though the book has an institutional look.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) K-3 Bank Street Ready-to-Read series. For young readers, 'Cats' is a simple rhyming list of cats and cat characteristics. Newsom's illustrations aren't consistent but will appeal to young cat lovers. 'Frog', which is targeted at a slightly older early-reader audience, tells the story of Allie and the show-and-tell frog she thinks she's lost as it hops and hides throughout the playful illustrations.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.