(4) PS Illustrated by Denise Ortakales. "Good morning, sun. / Good morning, sky. / Good morning, orange butterfly." A little girl goes around her garden greeting flowers, berries, birds, and bugs. Although the text is joyful in tone, the frequently uneven rhyme schemes make it a challenge to read aloud. The cut-paper illustrations seem to pop off the page, with each flower and insect carefully detailed and identifiable.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke

(3) K-3 All Aboard Reading series. Illustrated by Denise Ortakales. "We live on the planet called Earth. Earth circles the sun. So do eight other planets." In a simple, informative text and clearly labeled cut-paper illustrations, Dussling and Ortakales introduce newly independent readers to the nine planets in the solar system. The repetition in the text, easy-to-read type, and short lines with plenty of leading all contribute to this book's accessibility.

Reviewer: Harry Clement Stubbs