(4) K-3 Illustrated by Keika Yamaguchi. After a kid traps their mother in a bucket, the beefy toad brothers rush to the rescue, convinced they don't need help from their tiny sister, Teeny. However, when they land in the bucket, too, it's Teeny's ingenuity that (predictably) saves everyone. Large, close-up illustrations lend immediacy to the story, while playful rhymes add pizzazz.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Keika Yamaguchi. Shouting commands at the animal construction workers, abrasive Moose takes over managing a job site while contributing little muscle to the building effort. The nicely varied rhyming text moves the action along until bossy Moose gets his comeuppance when he's trapped inside the finished tree house. Expressive color illustrations capture the animal workers' frustration.

Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Keika Yamaguchi. Percy the pug loves "stomp puddles, ready-for-a-romp puddles,"--really, any kind of puddle. One day, he finds the "PERFECT" one, except he's unwanted by its grumpy, glaring matriarch; when Percy's handy puddle map aids a piglet rescue, he gets in good with Mama. Winsome illustrations humorously extend the rollicking text, especially when the hero frolics in "squishy, swishy mud" paradise.

Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan