(2) PS Illustrated by Lois Ehlert. Borrowing text from Fyleman's 1917 poem ("I think mice / are rather nice. / Their tails are long, / their faces small. / They haven't any chins at all"), Ehlert keeps things light and bouncy with energetic and droll collage illustrations. The clean spreads are made up of a variety of simple geometric shapes, mostly triangles, circles, rectangles, and trapezoids.

Reviewer: Robin L. Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2013

(3) PS Illustrated by Lois Ehlert. This favorite of young children, parents, and preschool teachers since its original publication is now available in full in a standard-size board-book format. (A previous edition included only half the story.) This version contains the entire tale, from the trek up the tree through the pileup and rescue, to the letter A's "dare double dare" in the moonlight.

Reviewer: Viki Ash | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 1990

(2) PS Illustrated by Lois Ehlert. This counting book showcases ten members of the Lepidoptera order, mostly in lush settings that incorporate and label the flora and fauna of their habitats. The tenth caterpillar (a tiger swallow tail) becomes a chrysalis before maturing into a beautiful butterfly. Martin's gentle rhyme provides quiet background for Ehlert's vibrant illustrations. Back matter lists each species of caterpillar shown.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2011

(3) PS Illustrated by Lois Ehlert. An oversized board book edition of one of the liveliest, jazziest alphabet books on record.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 1990

(1) PS Illustrated by Lois Ehlert. One of the liveliest, jazziest alphabet books on record. Tongue-tingling, visually stimulating, the book demands to be read again and again. This twentieth-anniversary edition includes "a bit of Chicka history" by Archambault and Ehlert, and the book's dust jacket doubles as a poster.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 1990

(3) K-3 A poetic text encourages readers to find angel shapes in the natural world around us: in sunflowers, wood, milkweed, fire, ice, etc. The angels in Ehlert's collages, made mostly of cut paper, but also including wood grains and natural fibers, are sometimes quite subtle; the images are varied and rich. The whole approach inspires the investigation and appreciation of nature.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.