(4) PS Illustrated by Kat Whelan. "One little blueberry fell to the ground. / Two tiny red ants spied it from their mound." A parade of insects and arachnids pursue the berry. Their efforts are thwarted by a bird that "swooped down and ate it-- / Gulp! / --right before their eyes." The rhymes, though unremarkable, do scan. Illustrations featuring smiling bugs give little fingers something to count.

Reviewer: Sarah Novogrodsky

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Kat Whelan. Whelan's illustrations show a cast of mice as the characters in Moore's classic poem, including mouse Santa with white beard and bifocals (the reindeer are still reindeer). The cardstock pages facilitate multiple readings. Though it's kind of a cheap ploy, the glittery accents in the pictures (luckily they're not too cutesy) may catch readers' eyes.

Reviewer: Pearl Higgins