(3) PS Illustrated by David McPhail. A baby's nigh-unquenchable thirst leads him to drain a bottle, a bathtub, a pond, a river, and finally the sea before he's replete--at least until bedtime. The tight rhymes are full of snappy repetitive elements ("He started with a sip, and he finished with a sup"), and the watercolor and ink illustrations reinforce the humor by contrasting the plot's absurdities with naturalistic details.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) K-3 Illustrated by David Christiana. A young narrator gives her coat buttons to six creatures, including a giant, a wizard, and an elf, who need the buttons' magical powers. She doesn't go without for long; the marvelous buttons soon reappear in her own pockets. Accompanied by distinctive, whimsical watercolors, this rhyming flight of fantasy uses playful, lilting language that praises the "megacooliferous, truly meltificent" coat.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert