(4) PS Translated by John Oliver Simon. Illustrated by Mandana Sadat. Whimsical but uneven rhyming text, translated from Spanish, describes the relationship between baby animals and their mothers. The black-and-gray illustrations, accented with splashes of color, depict patterns and textured prints that invite repeated perusals. One illustration of a stern-looking mother owl with an oversize head and stark features may be off-putting, but most of the animals are depicted with friendly expressions.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(4) K-3 Translated by John Oliver Simon. Illustrated by Piet Grobler. Each of the volume's eleven poems focuses on one color. Sometimes using free verse and other times rhyme, the verse (in both English and Spanish) loosely follows the progression of color as day turns into night. Some of the poems are easily accessible while others are more abstruse. The accompanying illustrations, heavy on the subject color, also effectively use white space.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo