(2) PS Illustrated by Fumi Kosaka. "Under my hood / I have a hat / and under that / my hair is flat." Hat hair aside, Kuskin's cheery poem, which originally appeared in her collection The Rose on My Cake, captures the simple pleasures of bundling up for a snowy day. The text skips rhythmically along, while Kosaka's spare, primary-color pictures focus on the two characters in unfussy images that don't overwhelm the words.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2005

(3) PS Illustrated by Fumi Kosaka. A boy distributes handmade valentine cards to his family and others. Each valentine comes with its own appealing rhyme written just for the recipient. For Grandma: "If you'll be my valentine / I'll write a special letter. / I'll add some hugs / and kisses, too, / to make it even better." Bright, childlike illustrations show the boy interacting with his loved ones.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(3) PS Illustrated by Fumi Kosaka. As a family goes through its busy day, from cooking breakfast to drawing and playing with blocks to finally getting ready for bed, a mouse, on a different schedule, eats supper, sleeps, and then has breakfast. The final illustrations show his busy night playing with the children's toys while the family sleeps. The simple rhyme describes the family's activities, while the lively drawings allow the reader to discover the mouse's activities.

Reviewer: Patricia Riley

(4) K-3 A girl and her dog enjoy themselves in all kinds of weather in these ten verses by such poets as Karla Kuskin, John Ciardi, Christina Rossetti, and Margaret Wise Brown. The selections are appropriate for the intended age group, and Kosaka's simple acrylic illustrations enhance the joyful, childlike mood of the poetry, but on the whole, the collection is slight.

Reviewer: Aishah Abdul-Musawwir

(4) PS Harper Growing Tree series. Illustrated by Fumi Kosaka. A dirty toddler hops into a bubble bath and emerges clean in this playful rhyming text. Although some rhymes are self-conscious ("Bubbles, bubbles, in the tubbles") and some oblique ("Dry the tootsies, dry the mop. / Squeaky clean from tush to top"), the thickly textured pastel-style illustrations fill the page with strong organic forms, and the familiar routine will resonate.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam