The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Cutler, Jane

Rose and Riley

48 pp. | Farrar | March, 2005 | Trade ISBN 0-374-36340-4 $15.00

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Thomas F. Yezerski. Three stories chronicle the friendship between the worry-prone Rose (a vole) and the more easygoing Riley (a groundhog). Cutler's quiet text captures the affection between the two, while Yezerski's watercolors emphasize their differing personalities and provide a cozy setting. Frog and Toad they ain't, but though there's not much humor here, there's lots of security and warmth.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano