(2) PS Rory and his dad (Rory the Dinosaur and sequel) are looking for the perfect Christmas tree. When they can't find one, the disappointed dinosaur heads home with Dad to begin a tree-less celebration. With help from friends (and Dad's Christmas morning surprise) Rory realizes "Christmas isn't really about the tree." Digital illustrations with lots of blues and greens add humor to the simple story line.

Reviewer: Katie Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2017

(4) PS A young reader is on the hunt for the perfect spot to read. Eventually, he realizes that you can read anywhere, and that reading is better with friends. Cartoony multi-media illustrations with collage elements elevate uneven rhymes listing the boy's increasingly outlandish requirements ("It's got to be NOT hot... / Not too cold... / ...or up a tree")--which cumulatively become tiresome by book's end.

Reviewer: Katie Sutton

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Jay Fleck. A boy and his animal friends, an elephant and a cat, show readers how opposites can go from straightforward ("In? Out!") to more complex depending on one's perspective ("Who is ahead and who is behind...is different for everyone standing in line"). An amusing rhyming text and nostalgic, flat digital illustrations present a nuanced examination of the concept of opposites.

Reviewer: Katie Sutton

(3) PS Illustrated by Rosalinde Bonnet. In this silly-spooky counting book, ten witches all take off on the same broom. Things go downhill fast as they squabble and push, a spell is cast, and one by one they fall off (no one's injured) until only one remains to "zoom" off into the night. Humorous ink and watercolor illustrations (featuring some familiar creepy creatures) are coupled with bewitching rhymes.

Reviewer: Katie Sutton