(4) PS Illustrated by Thierry Courtin. A pair of red-haired twins begin this book as babies and grow to be toddlers, along the way experiencing diaper changes, roller-skating, and bedtime prayers à deux. The rhyming text is basically a list of their "double" fun. Preschoolers will enjoy the illustrations, which, with their profusion of pastel-toned pinks, blues, and yellows, are as sweet as the sentiment.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) PS Illustrated by Thierry Courtin. A toddler gently wakes his mother by climbing over her in bed. Another child sits on his father's shoulders during a walk in the park and "steers" Daddy to a picnic blanket where the family enjoys ice cream. The two small, simple books about everyday toddler events are illustrated with cheerful rounded figures. The rhyming text, like the art, is pleasant but bland. [Review covers these titles: Driving Daddy and Wake Up, Mama!.]

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) PS Illustrated by Thierry Courtin. A toddler gently wakes his mother by climbing over her in bed. Another child sits on his father's shoulders during a walk in the park and "steers" Daddy to a picnic blanket where the family enjoys ice cream. The two small, simple books about everyday toddler events are illustrated with cheerful rounded figures. The rhyming text, like the art, is pleasant but bland. [Review covers these titles: Driving Daddy and Wake Up, Mama!.]

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) PS Harper Growing Tree series. Illustrated by Thierry Courtin. Guided by two toddlers, this is an entertaining tour of the seasons. Unpredictable rhymes in tight, stumble-free meter ("Steer a sailboat, touch the sea, / Listen to a bumblebee") do, as the title suggests, give the narrative a songlike quality. The bold-colored cartoons featuring two doughy kids making the most of the seasons are mundane but serve the text.

Reviewer: Nell Beram