(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Jenna LaReau. Janeczko provides an agreeable grab-bag of codes, ciphers, and recipes for invisible ink. The humorously illustrated book offers plenty of opportunities for practice in making--and breaking--codes, and solutions to the practice puzzles are provided at the back as is a short reading list. Ind.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Jenna LaReau. After sock-monkey twins Rocko and Spanky are invited to a party, they put so much energy into searching for the perfect gift and outfit that they're surprised to find that the party is in honor of their birthday, about which they forgot. The amusing text and the illustrations feature winking asides to adult readers, but the wisecracks aren't at the expense of the story.

Reviewer: Nell Beram