(4) K-3 Kids Can Read series. Illustrated by Eric Parker. Two themed volumes contain riddles about animals ("What did the boy bird call the girl bird?" "His tweet-heart") and food ("What did one pork chop say to the other?" "Pleased to meat you"). The pun-filled riddles are often groaners, but the simple presentation--a single riddle per page, accompanied by a slapdash color illustration--will appeal to early readers. [Review covers these Kids Can Read titles: Critter Riddles and Yummy Riddles.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) K-3 Kids Can Read series. Illustrated by Eric Parker. Two themed volumes contain riddles about animals ("What did the boy bird call the girl bird?" "His tweet-heart") and food ("What did one pork chop say to the other?" "Pleased to meat you"). The pun-filled riddles are often groaners, but the simple presentation--a single riddle per page, accompanied by a slapdash color illustration--will appeal to early readers. [Review covers these Kids Can Read titles: Critter Riddles and Yummy Riddles.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) K-3 Kids Can Read series. Illustrated by Eric Parker. Spooky contains riddles about ghosts, mummies, and other scary types ("What do witches put on their bagels?" "Scream cheese"); Yucky contains riddles about bad breath and toenail clippings and features punch lines like "Happy Barf-day to you!" Both books include a few groaners, but the presentation--one riddle and loosely drawn color image per page--will lure beginning readers. [Review covers these Kids Can Read titles: Spooky Riddles and Yucky Riddles.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) K-3 Kids Can Read series. Illustrated by Eric Parker & Eric Parker. Spooky contains riddles about ghosts, mummies, and other scary types ("What do witches put on their bagels?" "Scream cheese"); Yucky contains riddles about bad breath and toenail clippings and features punch lines like "Happy Barf-day to you!" Both books include a few groaners, but the presentation--one riddle and loosely drawn color image per page--will lure beginning readers. [Review covers these Kids Can Read titles: Spooky Riddles and Yucky Riddles.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Martine Gourbault. A succession of neighbors offers to take the stray cat that's been hanging around Mr. McGratt's yard, but each person brings him back eventually, because the cat is just too disagreeable. Finally, Mr. McGratt realizes that an ornery cat is exactly what he needs. Executed with colored pencil on a textured surface, the cartoonlike artwork emphasizes the expressions on both the human and animal faces.

Reviewer: Anne St. John

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Paul Mombourquette. Soon after she comes to live with her grandfather, Hannah sees a stray cat on the beach and decides to tame it. With patience and the right bait, she finally coaxes Fog Cat into the family, but not for long. The text subtly contemplates the nature of relationships, while the textured watercolors adroitly capture the nuances of the connections among the characters.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli