(3) PS Illustrated by James Marshall. "See the piggy, / See the puddle, / See the muddy little puddle." Mother, father, and brother pig chide the little piggy--who, naturally, ends up in "the muddy little puddle"--for being "much too plump and little / To be in the muddy middle." Marshall's instantly recognizable characters bring Pomerantz's delightful verse to life in this board-book edition of an old favorite.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: June, 1974

(2) K-3 Illustrated by James Marshall. Without compromising the original, Karlin has pared the story down to the essential action by eliminating much of the descriptive material. Marshall's witty, warts-and-all illustrations add the sparkle that brings out the best in Karlin's straightforward retelling. This welcome reissue is whimsical and fresh and full of undeniable child appeal.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 1989

(3) K-3 Illustrated by James Marshall. These four small books detail with goofy good humor the not-so-large travails of a quartet of put-upon animals. Marshall's bright, cartoonlike illustrations capture the anguish of feeling left out or different, and each story has a warmly satisfying ending.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz

(1) PS Illustrated by James Marshall. Lear's famous poem receives an irreverent, gently playful rendition. A cruise ship escorts the Owl and his fiancée, the profoundly clothes-conscious Pussycat, from Pier 23, laden with suitcases marked for ports of call around the world. In an afterword, Maurice Sendak is exactly right when he pronounces that, with this last book, Marshall's "charming slap-happiness [is] now wed to an odd poignancy that conjure[s] a sweet new essence."

Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 1999