(3) K-3 Illustrated by Scott Nash. Grandpa's overalls get a mind of their own and hightail it out the kitchen door. Grandma raises such a ruckus that she wakes the whole farmhouse, and soon everyone--including the neighbors--is chasing the overalls, because, as Grandpa puts it, "A man can't work in nothin' but his long-handled drawers." Nash's watercolor illustrations are full of motion and enhance the playful text.

Reviewer: Mark Adam

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Margot Apple. Big Mama is everyone's favorite grandma, and all the neighborhood youngsters love to spend time with her. On special afternoons, she takes them to Woody's for ice cream, a leisurely outing where getting there and back is at least as wonderful as the treat itself. The imaginative, colored pencil illustrations capture the nostalgic flavor of small-town America in an earlier era.

Reviewer: Patricia Riley