(2) PS Illustrated by Lori Nichols. All is chaos as the farm animals try to settle in for the night. Not only is the cow in the pigsty, but the chickens are in the cow's stall, the horse is in the chicken coop, and so on. With its amusing onomatopoeia ("clompety-stomp," "peckety-droop") and cross, snippy farm animals, the story is highly entertaining and pairs smoothly with the bold, expressive art.

Reviewer: Julie Roach | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2017

(3) PS Illustrated by Lori Nichols. When Orq gets a new neighbor, he finds that the other boy, Torq, can throw farther, run faster, and..."You get picture: Torq #1 now." The tables are turned, though, when Orq must help his new rival by inventing the wheel to rescue him. Humorous digitally colored pencil illustrations and a snappy caveboy-voiced text bring Orq's usual appeal to a third This Orq book.

Reviewer: Aimee Chevrette Bear

(3) PS Illustrated by Lori Nichols. In this second book featuring cave boy Orq and woolly mammoth Woma, the Paleolithic pals live in fear of bruiser Dorq and his (unclassifiable) pet, Caba. When the bullies push Orq to the breaking point, he smashes rocks together, discovering fire and becoming a hero. Caveman-style prose ("Now Orq angry") will amuse many young listeners; Nichols's digitally-colored pencil drawings strengthen the humor.

Reviewer: Sam Bloom

(3) PS Illustrated by Lori Nichols. "Kitten wants... / ...a helmet," plus "engines, gadgets, and lasers" and other seemingly feline-unfriendly items. Kitten's owner, a schoolmarmishly scolding child, tries to reason with her pet, who ultimately creates a rocket and blasts off--and earns the girl's respect and understanding. Thomas tells her free-spirited story--a celebration of resourcefulness--with impressively few words; Nichols's mischief-riddled illustrations fill in the gaps.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(2) PS Illustrated by Lori Nichols. Orq struggles to endear his woolly mammoth Woma to Mother. Then Woma saves Orq from becoming a meal for a saber-toothed tiger and finally wins Mother's heart. Succinct Paleolithic "prose" (Mother's objections: "Woma shed. Woma smell") allows room for plenty of visual humor. This silly tale of unconditional love between a cave boy and his pet mammoth is one for the ages.

Reviewer: Sam Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2014