(4) K-3 Illustrated by Gideon Kendall. The kid from Dino Pets parades his various dinosaurs into school for pet day. The creatures--tallest, spikiest, widest--wreak havoc; only "the youngest dino" (i.e., an egg) is acceptable. The text's choppy meter may trip up readers, but the cheerful tone and riotous illustrations will entertain dinosaur fans.

Reviewer: Rebecca Reed Whidden

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Gideon Kendall. Elliot is an ordinary boy who, without realizing it, becomes king of the elflike Brownies and enemy to the monsterlike Goblins in the Underworld. With its many sly asides to readers, the book starts off as an amusing, engaging fantasy; it loses some steam, however, as the fantasy world's rules collapse and the real-world interactions become more preposterous.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(4) YA Seems series. Illustrated by Gideon Kendall. As the world's supply of Thought goes missing, Becker Drain is called to help solve the mystery in The Seems, the secret world that keeps the known world running. Could the resistance group known as The Tide be behind what might be Becker's final mission? Extended metaphors abound in this rich fantasy world built largely on deus ex machina storytelling.

Reviewer: David Elzey

(3) YA Seems series. Illustrated by Gideon Kendall. The Department of Time is the target of a massive bomb detonated by a terrorist group called The Tide. It falls to thirteen-year-old Becker, a "Fixer," to try to pick up the pieces and save the world of The Seems, which keeps Earth running smoothly. Lots of action and clever wordplay feature in this sequel to The Glitch in Sleep.

Reviewer: David Elzey

(4) YA Seems series. Illustrated by Gideon Kendall. Becker Drane is part of an elite group recruited to fix glitches in The Seems, a parallel world that supports Earth's functioning. When Earth's sleep patterns are disrupted, Becker must neutralize the problem before it destroys both worlds. This science fiction adventure is big on clever wordplay but light on explaining what makes the symbiotic relationship between the worlds necessary.

Reviewer: David Elzey

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Gideon Kendall. A child choosing a pet dinosaur finds that the largest, fastest, and scariest dinosaurs all prove unsuitable in one way or another. However, by the end, the dino pets have all come home to roost. Though the rhythm falters, the rhyming text is cheery. Kendall's illustrations of cuddly dinosaurs also keep things light. Facts about real dinosaurs are appended.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) PS Illustrated by Gideon Kendall. From his attic roost in the public library, Littlebat eavesdrops on story hour, but he isn't allowed to go down close to see the pictures. Motherbat says he must wait for the right time, which finally comes months later, when Halloween decorations adorn the walls and Littlebat blends right in. The payoff doesn't quite justify the buildup, but readers will relish Littlebat's predicament and Kendall's endearing depiction of him.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli