The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Van Laan, Nancy

Teeny, Tiny, Tingly Tales

32 pp. | Atheneum/Schwartz | September, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-689-81875-0 $$16.00

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Victoria Chess. This trio of tales is attuned to the silly sense of humor that allows kids to delight in the "something's gonna get you" sequence that begins with an approaching imaginary monster and ends with a tickle or a great big "boo!" Victoria Chess's squat figures, all teeth and beady eyes and unkempt hair, complement the zany, but a teeny-tiny bit scary, nature of these tales.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2001