(3) PS Illustrated by Victoria Ying. In cheerful rhyming couplets, a dog and cat embark on a long trip: "The sun is shining--what a day! / Grab your bags. Let's go away!" Along the journey, the friends discuss (in different typefaces) their various modes of transportation--a bicycle, several boats, a plane, and finally, a rocket to the moon. Simple cartoon-style digital illustrations accompany the accessible dialogue.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(3) PS Illustrated by Victoria Ying. In this entertaining rhyme with perky digital illustrations, a string of animals visits Mr. Hare's Lost and Found, "where we find items by their sound": toot!; ding!; plink! plank! plunk!; etc. Mr. Hare offers each animal patron an object that makes the missing sound, and, satisfyingly, the whole gang gets together to play a tune on their instruments: "let's hit it, band!"

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(4) 1-3 Unicorn Magic series. Illustrated by Victoria Ying. In the fourth installment, evil Queen Fire corners her niece, Princess Bella, at their end-of-the-year celebration, demanding that Bella locate a valuable crystal hidden in the castle and help retrieve it--or else give up her unicorn forever. The plot suffers from an anti-climactic and overly serendipitous resolution, but fans will still enjoy the glittery magic. Black-and-white illustrations break up the chapters.

Reviewer: Lana Barnes

(4) 1-3 Unicorn Magic series. Illustrated by Victoria Ying. In this treacly new series, readers follow the adventures of eight-year-old Princess Bella as she prepares for her formal pairing with a unicorn in Birthday Unicorn and searches for her unicorn when she goes missing in Where's Glimmer? Burkhart's world-building is successful, and the frilly magical setting will appeal to fantasy-loving young girls. Black-and-white art accompanies the chapters. Review covers these Unicorn Magic titles: Bella's Birthday Unicorn and Where's Glimmer.

Reviewer: Lana Barnes

(4) 1-3 Unicorn Magic series. Illustrated by Victoria Ying. In this treacly new series, readers follow the adventures of eight-year-old Princess Bella as she prepares for her formal pairing with a unicorn in Birthday Unicorn and searches for her unicorn when she goes missing in Where's Glimmer? Burkhart's world-building is successful, and the frilly magical setting will appeal to fantasy-loving young girls. Black-and-white art accompanies the chapters. Review covers these Unicorn Magic titles: Bella's Birthday Unicorn and Where's Glimmer.

Reviewer: Lana Barnes

(4) 4-6 Not-So-Ordinary Girl series. Illustrated by Victoria Ying. In her third adventure, nine-year-old Fiona Finkelstein desperately wants to grow up so she can fly alone to visit her actress mother in California. She gets a dog-walking job to earn money for her ticket, and, along with befriending a boy and his chicken, she learns about responsibility and patience. Black-and-white illustrations depict scenes from the pleasant, if tensionless, story.

Reviewer: Amanda Mc. MacGregor