(4) K-3 Illustrated by J. Rutland. "Up and down the bayou / you could hear the sound / of those rowdy reptiles / pounding the ground." Recalling "Froggy Went A-Courtin'," this toe-tapper takes readers to an alligator wedding, complete with cobweb bridal veil and crawfish bouquet. The plot's on the thin side, but the bayou-flavored story and illustrations are packed with humorous details.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(2) PS Illustrated by Stefano Vitale. In this small picture book, text and illustrations are synchronized in an imaginative lullaby. A mother urges her child to "listen, my love, / and I'll sing you a song. / I'll sing you a song of the sea." The song tells the story of a journey, of a sailor wending his way to "a snug little country house"--where the mother and child are waiting. Vitale's visuals, employing oils on wood, are rich and mysterious, like night itself.

Reviewer: Mary M. Burns | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 1999