(3) K-3 Illustrated by Babette Cole. Father and daughter ponder what it would be like if they switched roles. Ultimately, as Dad envisions his day with "no washing, no cooking, no driving, no cleaning!" Daisy decides, "I think I'd rather still be me!" Although it's a switcheroo that's been done before in picture books, this volume's lively verse and watercolor caricatures do well by the funny premise.

Reviewer: Amy Kellman

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Sue Heap. "'I know what,' cried clever Clive. / 'Let's push the oven down the slide!'" It's kindergartners run amuck after their teacher gets stuck in the classroom jungle gym. However, as readers may predict, the kids come to find their unsupervised classroom lacking. Hamilton's rhymes are worthy of the story's delectable premise and the illustrations' gleeful chaos.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Sam Hearn. Jack Bolt discovers that there is a door to the past in his grandmother's house, and he befriends a group of eighteenth-century highwaymen who come through it. The intriguing premise doesn't quite live up to its potential since Jack's more of a passive, go-with-the-flow protagonist than one who takes charge. Readers will most likely be entertained by lead robber Lord Henry Vale.

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