(2) K-3 Illustrated by Bob Kolar. A pirate skeleton, upon finding its bones have been scattered at sea, implores readers to assist in putting itself back together. The jaunty rhyming text is both funny and informative regarding human anatomy ("Who can spot my shoulder blade... / Oh, scapula, come back!"), with clearly labeled diagrams at the beginning and end. Kolar's digital undersea illustrations are friendly and understated, with humerus, er, humorous details.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2019

(3) PS Illustrated by Bob Kolar. "I'm a little ice cream truck, / my driver's name is Lou. / Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling, / we're headed to the zoo." Cuyler's fourth rhyming ode to a little truck (following The Little Fire Truck) has its predecessors' same snap and vim, plus a sweet treat at its center. A zoo, park, and neighborhood party--Kolar's super-chunky, eye-popping art turns them all into visual candy.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Bob Kolar. The familiar children's song is given a space-exploration twist as readers learn what a trip to Mars would entail. Kolar's blocky digital illustrations include three vertical spreads of rockets and spaceships and three spreads of cheerful child-astronauts floating in zero gravity alongside upside-down text. Each portion of the rhyme is accompanied by scientific facts, lending information to the fun. More about Mars exploration is appended. Websites.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(3) PS Illustrated by Bob Kolar. "I'm a little fire truck, / my driver's name is Jill. / We zip all over town, / my siren's loud and shrill." A fire truck delivers toddler-grade excitement with catchy rhyming descriptions of its firefighting gang in action. As in The Little School Bus and The Little Dump Truck, Kolar's geometric digital art is on sturdy card-stock for recent board-book graduates.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Bob Kolar. In this playful and illuminating volume, poems almost as varied as the creatures themselves introduce such species as the great white shark, wobbegong, goblin shark, and frilled shark. A double-page spread for each species gives the subjects plenty of room. Kolar's dynamic digital illustrations in blues, greens, and browns immerse readers in the underwater habitat. An accessible and engaging appreciation of these fascinating animals.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2016

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Bob Kolar. Anthropomorphic library books in the children's room reach a breaking point with a young boy who repeatedly mistreats his favorite book. The books repair their damaged friend and help the boy appreciate books and the reading experience. Despite some confusing elements, blocky digital illustrations mostly succeed in telling this wordless story of library respect and a struggling reader.

Reviewer: Pam Yosca

(3) PS Illustrated by Bob Kolar. "I'm a little school bus, / my driver's name is Bob. / Rumbling, shifting, clunking, / we like to do our job." In The Little Dump Truck's follow-up, a school bus describes its job, including lowering a platform for a wheelchair and enjoying a snow day. The rhymes offer a steady ride, and the digital art features attractively boxy images.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(2) PS Illustrated by Bob Kolar. The narrator of this clever book declares with sturdy confidence that there's nothing like a puffin: not a ladder or a house or a newspaper...except that the last is "black and white"--like a puffin! What's more, jeans have two legs, just like a puffin; and so on. Bold yet muted hues nicely match the retro look of the digital art.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2011

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Bob Kolar. This entertaining alphabet book purposely jumbles the letters, starting with H for Halloween and proceeding in random fashion through various Halloween-y words: "F is for Frankenstein. / C is for creature." Crisp, colorful digital illustrations depict the playfully spooky spectacle as the letters gather to perform a show.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann

(3) PS Illustrated by Bob Kolar. "I'm a little dump truck / driving down Route Ten, / heading for the landfill / to unload again." Percussive, pitch-perfect rhymes describe a busy and productive day in the life of a dump truck driven by Hard Hat Pete. The chunky, geometric illustrations sit on thick, easily manipulated pages ideally suited for those transitioning from board- to picture books.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Bob Kolar. Tired of being last, the letter Z leads a raucous call for reordering, which leads to silly alphabet anarchy and the message that it's okay to mix things up. Bold, colorful digitally created illustrations add to the humor. The text presents some creative letter associations, such as "A is for accordian" (although the title's "oops" could also refer to the book's misspelling of accordion).

Reviewer: Lauren Maggio

(4) PS Illustrated by Bob Kolar. The two titular pets live together and they fight like, well, cats and dogs--until one day they discover they can help each other, and they become best friends. Despite the pat resolution, the simply told tale exudes character and charm. Kolar's skillfully spare illustrations feature saturated watercolor figures with bleeded edges that give everything a fuzzy, energetic halo.

Reviewer: Erica L. Stahler