(1) K-3 Illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky. Berne and Radunsky--in a gorgeous piece of bookmaking--use the "biggest, most exciting thought Albert had ever had" as the focal point for their homage to the great physicist. Berne's simple text shows the adult Albert's child-friendly inclinations (ice-cream walks, an aversion to socks), while Radunsky's spontaneous line work creates a sense of movement that perfectly mirrors Albert's endless search for answers.

Reviewer: Sam Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2013

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky. Using a mock professorial tone, Twain offers advice about how little girls should behave (e.g., "If at any time you find it necessary to correct your brother, do not correct him with mud"). The text is amusing, but the format is slightly off-putting: big blocks of text are paired with sketch-like illustrations of people who often look unhappy and angry.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky. With tight rhymes and endearing braggadocio, this hip-hop dog relates his hardscrabble upbringing. Radunsky's deliberately rough-around-the-edges illustrations show a shaggy-pelted pup, little red tongue sticking out, clad in white pants with backward baseball cap pulled low, his torso twisting and body angled in rhythm with his funky rhymes. The freestyle page design often features text spiraling around our hero.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2010

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky. A boy puzzles over his grandmother, whom he adores but who embarrasses him daily: she leapfrogs on Monday, flops like a dog on Tuesday, etc. "Because..." is her only reason until she finally divulges "I-am-a-dancer!" The text of this paean to creative movement is lyrical but meanders. Radunsky's gauzy illustrations display the spirited characters in motion.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) PS Illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky. "This is where the giant sleeps, / and here the fairy dozes." A gentle bedtime rhyme tells of a little boy's imagined night visits to the sleepy worlds of dragons, ogres, witches, and wizards. Each left-hand page shows a view through his telescope; right-hand pages depict the sleeping creatures beneath soft white clouds. Radunsky's gauzy gouache paintings are beautifully composed.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky. In Radunsky's interpretation of Martin's rhyme, a group of mice worries about the flame they see through a keyhole (several pages feature cut-outs through which readers can spy the fire). When the mice finally pass through the door, they find that the flame is coming from a harmless birthday candle. Radunsky's textured and expressive signature style is on full display.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) PS Illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky. Guthrie's playfully repetitive song describes the experiences and virtues of a Dolly. Radunsky's energetic collage illustrations show a cat, a dog, and a doll acting out the song. The last few pages include words and drawings by children and incorporate photos of two old handmade dolls labeled "Vladimir's Lady Elephant" and "Vladimir's Baldy Doll." The total experience is joyfully bizarre and in keeping with Guthrie's sensibility.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky. With a chorus of rollicking nonsense words ("Howjee, heejee, hijee, hojee," etc.) this friendliest of folksongs is a bouncy choice to share with young children (a CD accompanies the trade edition so you can get the melody right should you prefer to sing the words). Radunsky's bright, blocky collages, showing gregarious people and animals meeting and greeting, are a winning match for Guthrie's lyrics.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann

(3) PS Illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky. A strongly child-centered text with an onomatopoeic chorus describes plans to build a house for "our pretty little baby-o." Radunsky's vibrant collages show two children and some animals using tools and playing house. The last two spreads and the endpapers feature children's drawings, perhaps of the characters seen on the preceding pages. The melody and guitar chords of Guthrie's song are on the inside of the dust jacket.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson

(3) PS Illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky. A fresh interpretation of Lear's classic nonsense alphabet places each letter's subject (a jar of jam for J, an owl for O, etc.) and the accompanying text blocks against a screen of intensely dazzling color. Despite the pared-down collage pictures, the pages ooze energy; a few exceptions feature a staid design, but overall, nonsense has never looked so hip.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute