(3) K-3 Illustrated by Brandon Dorman. Creepy characters perfectly balanced between grotesque and comical populate this funny parody of "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Dorman's digitally rendered illustrations, featuring many ghoulish details, encourage close attention; you can almost hear the witches cackle as jack-o'-lanterns cast a suitable glow over the pages. A welcome addition to Halloween story hours, this paper-over-board edition is notable for its bargain price.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Brandon Dorman. Creepy characters perfectly balanced between grotesque and comical populate this funny parody of "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Dorman's digitally rendered illustrations, featuring many ghoulish details, encourage close observation; you can almost hear the witches cackle as jack-o'-lanterns cast a suitable glow over the pages. A welcome addition to Halloween story-hours.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(3) PS Illustrated by Patricia Wittmann. In this humorous, repetitive tale, a hare curls up beside a sleeping bear to escape the winter cold. One by one, other animals join the hare, and she warns them each not to disturb their unsuspecting host. When a mouse sneezes, all the animals make a quick getaway into the woods. Attractive watercolor illustrations portray the bear's grumpy awakening in dramatic close-up detail.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(4) K-3 In a series of rhyming couplets, the stars look on as wild animals, then domestic animals, then humans ready themselves for the shift from day to night. Softly toned watercolors, more successful in their depictions of the natural world than of humans, gradually move from warm tones to cool as night approaches.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.