The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Cronin, Doreen

Wiggle

40 pp. | Atheneum | June, 2005 | Trade ISBN 0-689-86375-6 $12.95

(2) PS Illustrated by Scott Menchin. A floppy-eared dog begins his day with a wiggle ("Do you wake up with a wiggle?") and, like many toddlers, wiggles all the way till bedtime. Children listening to Cronin's ebullient questions will find wiggling along irresistible. Black outlined objects stand out against the clean backgrounds; the digitally rendered illustrations often incorporate a photographed element along with the amusing cartoon dog.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2005