(4) K-3 Illustrated by Jeremiah Trammell. After falling out of an RV, stuffed animal Blue Bear is determined to get back to his boy. Black Bear and Brown Bear help with the search; on the way to a happy reunion, they encounter a variety of animals, from elk and beaver to seal and orca. Cheery illustrations accompany the text, a thinly disguised introduction to Pacific Northwest animals.

Reviewer: Patricia Riley

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Jeremiah Trammell. "I'll run and / laugh and / play all night / under the midnight sun." Simple verse describes how a girl, her younger brother, and Mama take a walk through Alaskan meadows and celebrate the solstice's nighttime sun with a picnic. Landscape and wildlife are realistically and ably portrayed in the art, but, incongruously, the human figures resemble wooden puppets.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey