(4) K-3 Illustrated by Hans de Beer. Violin-playing orangutan Little Bobo is back, this time to rescue a dog driven from the circus by a nasty cockatoo. The dog takes Bobo to visit the circus, where Bobo convinces the animals to relocate to the jungle. The story is tame, but the characters are sympathetic--especially adorable Bobo, who resembles a mellow toddler.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) 1-3 Translated by J. Alison James. Illustrated by Hans de Beer. As in previous books, Dug Moleson describes mild family episodes, many of them featuring his goofy father who belly-flops in the pool or sleeps through his own birthday party. Most of the stories, illustrated with comic drawings, are pretty tame and may leave readers unsatisfied. The final story has the most tension: Grandma must be rescued when her wheelchair gets stuck in the snow.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) 1-3 Translated by J. Alison James. Illustrated by Hans de Beer. Dugless Moleson shares a few of his "pretty ordinary" family's exploits. There's the time Dad takes them to a swimming hole, but it turns out to be a mud hole. And there's the time Grandma takes them to the movies but has trouble getting her wheelchair up the stairs. The stories are pretty tame, but the short, easy chapters are broken up with plenty of color pictures of the mole family.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) K-3 Translated by J. Alison James. Illustrated by Hans de Beer. Alexander, a young mouse, dreams of being brave like Mighty Bruno, a teddy bear superhero. When Alexander's family runs out of food, he ventures into the kitchen, disguising himself from the housecat by wearing a bear costume. While readers will applaud Alexander's daring and enjoy the comic illustrations, the story ends too abruptly, with the cat improbably "adopting" the bear-mouse.

Reviewer: Sara Pearce

(3) K-3 Translated by Blanca Rosa Lamas. Illustrated by Hans de Beer. A young orangutan in the rainforest finds a violin of which he soon becomes enamored. To his despair, he loses it to a crocodile but later gets a new one from a kind old orangutan. In the end, the orangutan and his friends form a band. This translated edition of Little Bobo is written in rich, descriptive Spanish accompanied by detailed color illustrations.

Reviewer: Elizabeth G. Uhlig

(4) K-3 Translated by Inigo Javaloyes. A squirrel, a mouse, and a frog are tired of the inconsiderate rhino, crocodile, and lion. One morning, the smaller animals find they are large while the larger animals have become small; when they return to normal size, everyone gets along. In this Spanish edition of 'The Big Squirrel and the Little Rhinoceros', the vocabulary is kept simple for young readers. The story is humorous but somewhat didactic.

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