(3) K-3 Illustrated by Carrie Hartman. "Where are all the Minnesotans? Is it too cold to go outside?" Of course not. There's ice fishing, ice hockey, winter carnival parades, kite flying, cross-country skiing, and sledding. But when the temperature drops to thirty below, Minnesotans move indoors for baking cookies, stories by the fire, and dreams of spring. Cheerful illustrations show the undeterred attitude of the robust and resilient residents.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Carrie Hartman. Taking off from the "Hickory Dickory Dock" nursery rhyme, this book chronicles, hour by hour, an exhausting (and ever-expanding) cat-and-mouse chase. Colorful, action-filled spreads display the passing time on a cleverly incorporated analog or digital clock. Rhythmic stanzas move the story along at a good pace, making for a rollicking read-aloud introduction to time telling. An appendix discusses time in more detail.

Reviewer: Sethany Rancier Alongi