(3) PS Illustrated by Woodleigh Marx Hubbard. London's jazzy text celebrates the sights and sounds of each of the four seasons in a parkside community: "Fish jumpin' and apples thumpin', / Squirrels blatherin' and nut-gatherin'... / Rappin' and tappin' and finger-snappin' / On a walk through fall." The supple rhythm stays surprisingly fresh throughout, and the busy, decorative folk-style illustrations keep up the pace step for step.

Reviewer: Erica L. Stahler

(2) PS Illustrated by Woodleigh Marx Hubbard. The concepts of past and present, growth and change, are demonstrated using such examples as: "Once I was an alphabet, / now I am a book. / Once I couldn't feed myself, / now I love to cook." The rhyming text appears on pages that feature figures drawn in flat perspective against large blocks of vivid color. With its modest themes on growth and friendship, this book could serve as a good conversation starter with preschool audiences.

Reviewer: Nancy Vasilakis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 1999