(4) 4-6 Calamitous Adventures of Rodney and Wayne, Cosmic Repairboys series. Thirteen-year-old twins Rodney and Wayne are called on to help absentminded Professor Johnson investigate a series of unusual transformations in color, taste, and age that plague their town. Dunn's humorous narration and sense of what-if? add life to this lightweight kids-save-the-world tale, while leaving readers with a list of unanswered questions for the next series entry.

Reviewer: Beth L. Meister

(2) K-3 When a boy leaves an unfinished drawing of another boy, Simon, stranded on a page with a furry monster, things spiral out of control. The pens and ink on the desk come to life and promise to help Simon escape the monster. A chase through the pages ensues, with the monster getting ever closer. The art is gloriously messy; the controlled chaos is enthralling.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: December, 1983

(3) K-3 One morning Mr. and Mrs. Cranebill find "a basket...with a little baby lying in it..." And what a baby it is, with "an unusually long and pointy nose." After a childhood filled with nose-related mishaps, Howard transforms into a stork and flies south for the winter. Drescher's deadpan text is the perfect foil for the inspired lunacy of the drawings.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz

(3) PS Illustrated by Susanna Natti. This story invites readers on a trip with the Sandman. We're transported to a tea party with the Man in the Moon, who entertains guests with music, food, and stories of what he sees in his travels over the earth. The Sandman escorts us home and sends us to sleep "dreaming moon-dream secrets." Natti's watercolors gently pull readers into this cozy bedtime world.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz

(4) PS Translated by Patrick Dreher. Illustrated by Manuel J. Ramos. A little boy turns off the TV whenever his parents turn it on. He finally shows them what he likes best when they notice him smiling and pointing at the family's reflection in the turned-off TV's screen. Childlike drawings in primary colors and the text's lighthearted tone soften the didacticism of this amusing, if slight, Portuguese import.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann