(2) K-3 Illustrated by Holly Swain. Determined to find the perfect prince for his daughter, a king never sleeps. A comical procession of princes is interviewed; each unsuccessfully tries to lull the king into sleep so he can speak directly to the princess. A farmer and his miscounted sheep finally succeed. This new and funny story uses a traditional fairy-tale structure. The bright, simple illustrations reward a closer look.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2012

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Holly Swain. This is a great resource for finding poems on a wide range of family configurations, lifestyles, interactions, and even family pets. The diverse collection includes works from poets such as Janet S. Wong, Rudyard Kipling, X. J. Kennedy, Aileen Fisher, and Eloise Greenfield. Swain's simple, whimsical black-and-white illustrations are reminiscent of Shel Silverstein's work. Indexes of poets and of first lines are appended.

Reviewer: Aishah Abdul-Musawwir

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Holly Swain. While Tina and her pet alligator Alberto are dancing in the bathroom, Alberto slips on a bar of soap, falls in the toilet, and accidentally gets flushed into the sewer. He tries to return home, only to surface in a multitude of wrong toilets-causing a city-wide panic. Swain's visually chaotic, watercolor cartoon illustrations add humor to the somewhat unfocused text.

Reviewer: Mark Adam