(4) PS Super Sturdy Picture Book series. Illustrated by David Walker. "Five puppies went out to play. Four puppies were big. One puppy was small." Domino can't keep up with the bigger pups, but when a ball gets stuck under a fence, his size comes in handy. The story is slight, but the springtime-colored paintings of bouncy puppies will appeal to preschoolers.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(4) PS Super Sturdy Picture Book series. Illustrated by Hideko Takahashi. Simple text describes the imagined journey of Matthew's toy truck: "it explores green, leafy forests... / and sneaks under dark, shadowy bridges" while the bright, acrylic illustrations show the truck (with Matthew as driver) navigating around potted plants and under kitchen chairs. The "sturdy" pages of the pleasant but mild story probably won't have to endure repeated readings.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) PS Super Sturdy Picture Book series. Browne's preschool-level paean to the wonder of books is a fine choice to reissue in this series. Unfortunately, the balanced design of the pages and the rhythm and pace of the text have been lost in this edition, in which the text begins on the verso rather then the recto, so that related text originally sharing a spread is now split up.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 1989

(3) PS Super Sturdy Picture Book series. Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott. "Beets. Meats. Ham. / Peanut butter. Jam." This brief, rhyming romp through the market captures the chaos a toddler in a shopping cart can create. Westcott's humorous illustrations show the mayhem that follows mother and child down the aisles. The book, printed on sturdy card stock, is sure to please little ones who spend much time in this supermarket hot seat.

Reviewer: Susan Halperin