(4) K-3 Illustrated by Carll Cneut. Willy the elephant's thick legs, large size, and big ears are, the narrator explains, useful. So, the reader is told, if you have thick legs or a big rear end, remember Willy: "He had it all." Less a story than a self-esteem lesson, this Belgian import features well-paired offbeat illustrations and text.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Carll Cneut. Spirited verse tells of ten piglets drawn outside by the moonlight to frolic the night away. Cneut's acrylic illustrations are striking; the pale piglets and the glowing moon against a backdrop of deep, brilliant blues and black lend an eerie energy to the midnight romp. The straight-faced piglets, dressed in old-timey PJs, recall Victorian-era picture book animals.

Reviewer: Sethany Rancier Alongi

(2) PS Illustrated by Carll Cneut. This lullaby counts down from ten cacophonous city noises to one as a baby in a hot-pink pram, almost invisible in the crazy quilt of street life, sleeps peacefully. The text rolls off the tongue, and the design of the text pages--words against a stylized, pastel close-up of the sleeping baby's face--gives the eyes a rest from the chaotic facing pages.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2008

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Carll Cneut. Unwanted "bad" boy Jack dupes seven giants into vanquishing themselves. The giants get what they deserve, and Jack does, too--a happily-ever-after that shows he's not such a "bad" boy after all. Tried-and-true ingredients combine in unexpected ways to give this episodic yarn the spontaneous feel of a bedtime story, spun out over a week of nights.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2004

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Carll Cneut. Antonio is having a wonderful time visiting his grandmother "on the other side of the world." But after a week of missing his mother, he begins to shrink and continues to do so during his adventurous return journey. When he arrives home, his mother promptly puts a stop to his shrinking. The William Joyce-like illustrations done in acrylics are a good match for this charming if odd tale.

Reviewer: Rebecca Reed Whidden