(2) 4-6 Fifth grader and budding anthropologist Frances prefers being outdoors and renames herself Figgrotten. The loss of a beloved school bus driver is difficult for Figgrotten since she has so few other friends, but this event pushes her to step outside her comfort zone. This introspective novel treats differences in temperament matter-of-factly, and though the protagonist's quirks are particular to her, many will understand her introverted nature and difficulty relating to others.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2018

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Sophie Blackall. Though Edwin's just a baby, he's the one who notices the car keys in his brother's shoe, his mother's purse on top of the car, etc. He tries to tell Mom--"Figbutton noo noo POCKY BOOKY froppin ROOF"--but all she hears is babbling. Blackall's delicately lined illustrations, in Chinese ink, watercolor, and gouache, feature a lively family of (elegantly garbed) ferrets.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2011

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Tad Hills. Early in the morning at one end of Fish Street, a bird begins singing, which starts a chain reaction of noises (whistling teakettles, screeching brakes, slamming doors, ringing telephones) that eventually awakens baby Wendell at the far end. The various inhabitants of Fish Street are endearingly portrayed (as pigs); both text and art are full of energy, movement, and variety.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano