(4) K-3 Translated by Marianne Martens. Filbert is flying along nicely when a seagull reminds him that penguins can't fly. Embarrassed, Filbert crash-lands and mopes. A seal reminds him about the things he can do (elegant waddling, ice dancing) and says "you can do anything you want to, if you just set your mind to it"; then the seal flies off. The silly conclusion and cartoony pictures of chubby animals soften the pointed lesson.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander

(3) PS Translated by J. Alison James. Illustrated by Miriam Monnier. Sam tries to send Timbo, his toy monkey, to school instead of going himself. As he tells the stuffed animal all about the usual activities at school, the boy realizes all the fun that he will miss. The winsome boy and his monkey, all dressed up in Sam's striped shirt and baseball cap, appear in impressionistic paintings.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) K-3 Translated by J. Alison James. Illustrated by John A. Rowe. "I'll get my finger paints and paint this boring white wall. I'll paint anything I feel like." A young boy imagines all the mischievous things he could do if he exiled his mother to the moon. The book doesn't add any new twists to child-tyrant picture books, but the frenetic illustrations convey the rebellious tyke's impulsive energy.

Reviewer: Jim St. Claire