(4) PS Illustrated by Todd McKie. This book introduces a menagerie of creatures. Some are identified, while others are described in occasionally uneven rhyme for readers to name. Per the title, some of the descriptions are indeed funny ("If I were looking for a pillow, / I would not choose an armadillo"), while others just rhyme. Abstract paintings suggest the animals with few colors and loose shapes.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Amanda Haley. In this cheerful book, Ehrlich gives interesting facts about mammal and bird births. Though the information is unsourced, readers learn a little about an assortment of animals including humans, chimpanzees, penguins, and mice. The nonfiction text is interrupted by breezy jingles that reinforce concepts. Bright cartoon drawings and a friendly font also make the book approachable.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) PS Early Experiences series. Illustrated by Emily Bolam. Clearly written texts discuss animal locomotion and humans' means of transportation ("...people are smart enough to invent ways to help them move faster..."). The humor is just right for the audience ("Does a cheetah drive? / What a silly idea!"), and, like the text, the uncluttered illustrations of amiable-looking animals and people are both informative and amusing.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander

(3) PS Early Experiences series. Illustrated by Emily Bolam. This clearly written text discusses what animals and humans like to eat and their various means of food gathering and preparation. The humor is just right for the audience ("Does a bear cook? Don't be silly!"), and, like the text, the uncluttered illustrations of amiable-looking animals and people are informative and amusing.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander

(3) PS Early Experiences series. Illustrated by Emily Bolam. Clearly written texts discuss where animals and humans like to sleep (Baboon) and how different animals, including humans, communicate (Seal). The humor is just right for the audience ("Does a polar bear sleep in a bed? What a silly idea!"), and, like the text, the uncluttered illustrations of amiable-looking animals and people are informative and amusing. Review covers these Early Experiences titles: Does a Baboon Sleep in a Bed? and Does a Seal Smile?

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander

(3) PS Early Experiences series. Illustrated by Emily Bolam. Clearly written texts discuss where animals and humans like to sleep (Baboon) and how different animals, including humans, communicate (Seal). The humor is just right for the audience ("Does a polar bear sleep in a bed? What a silly idea!"), and, like the text, the uncluttered illustrations of amiable-looking animals and people are informative and amusing. Review covers these Early Experiences titles: Does a Baboon Sleep in a Bed? and Does a Seal Smile?

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Amanda Haley. Whimsical drawings and funny songs whose rhythms suggest familiar tunes add humor to the brief factual histories of several extinct and endangered animals. Dinosaurs grin, moas hatch, and a woolly mammoth wears a winter hat and scarf. Extinct quaggas and potoroos, and endangered manatees and Tasmanian devils dance along as the conservation theme unfolds in four chapters. Glos.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo