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K-3
Like dreams--or, perhaps, like life--this book's series of offbeat vignettes, presented as bedtime stories told by a sister to her younger brother, don't always make sense. Kalman's signature illustrations, colorful doodles floating gaily about the page, match the vibrancy and whimsy in her text.