(3) PS Illustrated by Katie Saunders. This holiday-themed grab bag of toddler diversions offers search-and-find and spot-the-difference pictures; outdoor scenes to scrutinize; alphabet, counting, color, and shape exercises; lyrics to three songs; Clement Moore's Christmas standard; retellings of the Nativity story and The Nutcracker; and seasonal activities. The illustrations have homespun charm, and there's plenty for pre-readers to pore over on their own.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2013

(3) PS Illustrated by Katie Saunders. This grab bag of preschooler diversions is divided into five tabbed sections. The topic of each inviting double-page spread will be familiar to preschoolers: "I Spy in the Classroom," scenes to scrutinize (town, nature, farm), etc. Alphabet, counting, color, and shape exercises; four stories; and two pages of simple quizzes (e.g., spot-the-difference) are included. The child-friendly illustrations have charm.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(4) K-3 Cloverleaf Books: Holidays and Special Days series. Illustrated by Katie Saunders. Children from different cultural groups describe their families' celebrations. Information about the occasions is included in the simplistic stories, but text boxes provide more details than the young narrators do. Bright, cheerful illustrations will draw readers to these introductions. Birthday focuses on U.S. customs but mentions other traditions. An activity concludes each volume. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Cloverleaf Books: Holidays and Special Days titles: Brandon's Birthday Surprise, Chelsea's Chinese New Year, and Marco's Cinco de Mayo.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) K-3 Cloverleaf Books: Holidays and Special Days series. Illustrated by Katie Saunders. Children from different cultural groups describe their families' celebrations. Information about the occasions is included in the simplistic stories, but text boxes provide more details than the young narrators do. Bright, cheerful illustrations will draw readers to these introductions. Birthday focuses on U.S. customs but mentions other traditions. An activity concludes each volume. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Cloverleaf Books: Holidays and Special Days titles: Brandon's Birthday Surprise, Chelsea's Chinese New Year, and Marco's Cinco de Mayo.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) K-3 Cloverleaf Books: Fall and Winter Holidays series. Illustrated by Katie Saunders. Children narrate contrived stories introducing the customs involved in these four cultural holidays. Sidebars with dry text provide more straightforward information and facts about each celebration. The pictures (from various illustrators) are cheesy but cheerful. Each book includes an appealing holiday-specific activity, such as a turkey cookie recipe and instructions for making a Kwanzaa drum. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Fall and Winter Holidays titles: Daniela's Day of the Dead, Grace's Thanksgiving, and Hailey's Halloween, and Kevin's Kwanzaa.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Cloverleaf Books: Fall and Winter Holidays series. Illustrated by Katie Saunders. Caleb and Carter narrate contrived stories introducing the customs involved in their respective religious holidays. Sidebars with dry text provide more straightforward information and facts about each celebration. The pictures (from different illustrators) are cheesy but cheerful. The books include instructions for making a milk carton dreidel and a Christmas ornament. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Fall and Winter Holidays titles: Caleb's Hanukkah and Carter's Christmas.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen