(2) PS Illustrated by Ed Young. Silently, in the dark of night, a ninja creeps through a house while the family sleeps. It's not until two-thirds of the way through the book that our nimble ninja is revealed to be a young boy on the prowl for a midnight snack. Young's cut-paper and cloth illustrations imbue the spare, tension-filled text with mystery, beauty, and emotion.

Reviewer: Ashley Waring | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2012

(2) PS In a spare, rhyming text, Fleming invites youngsters to observe underground creatures, large and small, as well as their tunnels, burrows, food sources, and activities. Fleming's pulp-painting collage illustrations are rich with texture and color: soft green leaves, fuzzy white roots, and grainy brown soil. The pages hum with life and activity. Mammals, plants, insects, and rodents are all featured.

Reviewer: Ashley Waring | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2012

(2) 4-6 Featuring a foreword by world-renowned animal-science expert Grandin, photos from her childhood and adult life, reproductions of her schematic designs for livestock facilities, and inserts on topics ranging from autism to factory farming, Montgomery's biography is full of inspiration and information. This powerful story of one amazing woman's life journey will likely help readers better understand animals and autistic people. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Ashley Waring | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2012

(2) PS Robot meets Robot. One runs off and returns as Robot Zombie. The other zips off and returns as Robot Zombie Frankenstein. Who will win this friendly game of make-believe one-upmanship? They both do. Text and art are as minimal as can be; Simon's digitally created robots, composed of bright geometric shapes on a plain white background, have strong preschool appeal.

Reviewer: Ashley Waring | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2012

(2) PS This scary-silly bedtime story begins: "Do you ever wonder if somewhere...there might be...MONSTERS?" More questions follow, as a goofy-looking monster tromps through the forest, mud, and mountains toward a house. Does he want "to GOBBLE YOU UP?" The interplay between image and text adds humor and signals there's nothing to fear. Jittery black lines, varied fonts, and a bold palette add lots of energy.

Reviewer: Ashley Waring | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2012

(2) PS A friendly teacher addresses her students: "Everybody loves to shout. So, if you know it, SHOUT it out!" Bold, colorful pages follow, filled with things that preschoolers will be able to identify. Fleming covers many concepts: numbers, letters, animals, etc. Her full-page pulp painting illustrations are engaging, and zippy accents have been added with paper collage, pastel pencil, marker, and colored inks.

Reviewer: Ashley Waring | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2011

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Mark Fearing. Mama Alien sends her children off to find a planet of their own, warning against the Big Bad Robot. When the Big Bad Robot comes, Bork and Gork seek refuge at Nklxwcyz's sturdy self-made house. Funny details abound in Fearing's digital collage illustrations and in McNamara's text, which concludes with the aliens deciding to "phone home" to Mama for a bedtime story.

Reviewer: Ashley Waring | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2011