(2) PS Illustrated by Helen Stephens. While out Christmas shopping with Mommy, Noah plays with his stuffed elephant, Oliver. Careful viewers may notice when Oliver slips off a coffee-shop table, but the stuffed elephant's whereabouts are a mystery to Noah for several suspenseful spreads in this rhyming tale with a just-right ending. Loose-lined pen-and-ink and watercolor-wash illustrations with copious white space and frequent warm, bright touches of yellow add to the appeal.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2018

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Helen Stephens. Mason's third book about the Quigleys (Will, Lucy, Mum, and Dad) finds a "Polite and Pleasant" Will and Lucy undermining the sale of their house with tales of blocked drains and noisy boilers. In another episode, the children encounter a bull while trying to enliven a boring Mother's Day walk. The Quigleys: just like real life, only much, much funnier. Loose black-and-white illustrations appear throughout.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Helen Stephens. This second book about the Quigleys is if anything funnier and more reflective of family realities than the first. Once again, the author includes details that demonstrate that he knows exactly what it's like both to be a parent and to be a child. The humor is all human-foible based, very warm, and not at all brittle. The Quigleys are at large again; long may they roam.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2003

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Helen Stephens. Four chapters introduce the Quigleys, a typical British foursome who embody the foibles and joys of modern family life. Mason captures with deadly accuracy the often-conflicting states of childhood and parenthood, and while some of the humor may be leaning toward the adult, there's plenty of it for everybody. Black-and-white sketches are sprinkled liberally throughout.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2002