(4) PS Illustrated by Karla Firehammer. A young dog's day is chock full at Grandma's house. They take a ride in Grandma's canoe, pick berries, check out cattails and fireflies, and finally curl up with a book before bedtime. Gentle illustrations extend the story that is told in simple three-line verses consisting mainly of nouns. The form, however, becomes a bit repetitive by the end.

Reviewer: Patricia Riley

(3) PS Illustrated by Karla Firehammer. The old woman who lives in a shoe takes her large family to a succession of other dwellings, such as a jar in Old Mother Hubbard's cupboard, and Little Miss Muffet's teacup. Each new place proves uninhabitable, so they return to make do with their shoe. The nursery rhyme characters add interest to this silly rhyming story, and the family's movement across the illustrations encourages page turning.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(4) PS Illustrated by Karla Firehammer. In a stylized "tumbledown barn," eleven animals sleep, until the flea sneezes loudly. The mouse hands over a tissue, and everyone settles down again--but now the pig's caught the flea's cold. This slender plot permits repetition of the long refrain of animals shown in the engaging earth-toned acrylic cartoons, while the verse, though sometimes forced, reads aloud effectively.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian