(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Mike Shiell. Where there's a stink, there's bound to be something disgusting--that's the charm of this book about the olfactory senses of humans and animals. From rotting flesh to poop to skunk spray, readers learn about many aspects of smell. Cartoony caricature illustrations add to the kid-appeal. The fonts of the chapter titles and subject headings are close enough to make the organization a little confusing. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Janet Dawson

(3) 1-3 Notebook of Doom series. Without their stolen monster notebook, the Super Secret Monster Patrol must improvise how to defeat an "octo-schnozz," an eight-nosed creature stealing stinky stuff from Stermont residents. Expressive black-and-white illustrations with exaggerated googly-eyed characters accompany the fast-paced light-horror story; this eleventh installment ends with a cliffhanger that should lure series fans back for more. Questions and activities are appended.

Reviewer: Lana Barnes

(3) 4-6 Translated by Anthea Bell. Illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger. A bad fairy enslaves young Jacob, then turns him into a hideous dwarf. He befriends a goose--who is really an enchanted girl--and they work together to free themselves. The lengthy text is crisp; Zwerger's spare artwork employs gentle lines and colors that often carry frightful, haunting undertones.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(4) YA Fifteen-year-old Allie has decided to undergo rhinoplasty, encouraged by two girls she met online who also want the surgery. But some unexpected friendships--with a popular girl and a photography-obsessed boy--buoy her confidence, making her reconsider. Though the message is delivered without subtlety by largely oversimplified characters, it's an important one that self-conscious readers may take to heart.

Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Keith Frawley. Super Schnoz, Vivian, and the Not-Right Brothers (Super Schnoz and the Gates of Smell) are back! This time, they must use Schnoz's gigantic nose to prevent evil aliens from using Schnoz's earthquake-level snores to destroy civilization. While many kids will enjoy the booger-based humor, the team's wacky superhero antics, and Frawley's silly cartoons, parts of this less-cohesive second story feel contrived.

Reviewer: Barratt Miller

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Ethan Long. Eleven-year-old Andy Whiffler, known to his friends as Schnoz, discovers that his gigantic nose allows him to fly--and a superhero is born. Super Schnoz uses his sensitive olfactory glands to sniff out the truth behind a conspiracy that threatens to destroy their town. This hilarious superhero tale will delight fans who have outgrown Captain Underpants and similar fare.

Reviewer: Barratt Miller

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Valeria Docampo. Princess Amanita delights in dangerous things, so the thorny stems of Prince Florian's roses win her over. She requests rose seeds from his gardener, but noses grow instead. On her perilous journey to return the noses, Amanita realizes that friendship might be as desirable as danger. The story is overly strange, but Docampo's art, with its razor-sharp lines and vivid colors, is eye-catching.

Reviewer: Lisa Catherine Findlay

(2) 1-3 Illustrated by Valeria Docampo. Fourth-grader Penelope Crumb joins the growing party of precocious, idiosyncratic girls starring in early chapter books. Penelope wants to be an artist, believes aliens abducted her older brother, struggles to fit into the classroom environment, and has just embraced the reality of her very large nose. Occasional spot art offers visual perspective as first-person narrator Penelope seems prone to exaggeration.

Reviewer: Julie Roach | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2012

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Ben Hodson. A bouncy, rhythmic text relates the tale of young Richard, whose incessant nose-picking leads to trouble. When his finger gets stuck too far up his schnoz, Richard essentially turns himself inside-out. While a sneeze saves Richard, no one can escape the disgusting gook. Comical illustrations are filled with the green "ooey gluey goobery glob." Entertaining for fans of gross-out humor; gag-worthy for others.

Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan

(3) K-3 Looking Glass Library: My Body series. Illustrated by Rémy Simard. Each volume stars a child narrator who straightforwardly describes the featured part of the body and how it works. A round-faced, lab-coat-wearing man appears at the bottom of every spread to provide additional details and tidbits of anatomical information. "A Look Inside" diagrams are appended. Black-outlined digital-looking cartoon illustrations enliven the texts. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Looking Glass Library: My Body titles: My Brain, My Mouth, My Muscles, and My Nose.

Reviewer: Sophie Williamson

(2) K-3 Colorfully homespun John and Martha think about how best to use their three wishes. Two wishes down, and they have gained only sausages (John's unintended wish)--and those are stuck to John's nose (Martha's unintended wish). Souhami keeps the tale spare and humorous. Readers will revel in the zesty final portrait of the happy couple toasting their ultimate good fortune.

Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2007

(3) K-3 When Primrose and her "outrageously smelly dog, Dirk" find a stray nose on a park bench, they go to great lengths to find its owner. Actually with Dirk around, it's very easy. Mr. Blewitt, unable to smell without his nose, is the only one who doesn't immediately run away. The humor is delightfully absurd, and the appealing illustrations heighten the nonsense.

Reviewer: Patricia Riley

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Veronica Rooney. Because of a sorcerer's curse, the prince is born with a nose shaped like a zucchini. His doting parents surround him with big-nosed servants so the prince doesn't realize how odd he looks until he falls in love with a small-nosed princess. Flat cartoonlike illustrations emphasize the prince's ridiculous appearance, but the princess sees his loyal heart in this fairy tale originally told in the eighteenth century by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont.

Reviewer: Pamela McCuen

(4) K-3 Senses series. These compelling books discuss everything from the interplay between the featured sense and the brain, to the anatomy of the ears and nose, to how to protect them. "Try this!" sidebars suggest the simplest (and safest) of sense-related experiments. The information-rich captions alongside the crisp color photos compete for attention with the main text, but the facts are interesting throughout. Glos., ind. Review covers these Senses titles: Hearing and Smelling.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Ethan Long. Feeling neglected, Jason's nose runs away to Nose Island-a haven for disgruntled noses. Jason follows (hitching a ride on the Ship of Lost Things), only to discover that his nose has become king of the island and plans to take over the world. Though the story is too long, Eaton's writing is original and imaginative. The striking cartoon illustrations feature bold lines, shapes, and colors.

Reviewer: Mark Adam

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Pedro Martin. Parker (a perpetual nose-picker) flicks his boogers into the fish tank, wipes them on the walls, and feeds them to his dog. Although his family and teacher disapprove, Parker continues picking until his finger gets stuck up his nostril. Martin's bold, digitally rendered cartoon illustrations are full of gross-out humor, but the point of the joke wavers uncertainly.

Reviewer: Mark Adam

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Joel Stewart. Looking like a Salvador Dali creation, a walking nose--he has legs jutting from his nostrils--travels around trying to find a place where he can "fit in and stick out." While the theme isn't new, this pleasingly surreal quest for belonging does have a droll twist, in that, wherever the nose goes, he always appears in the mixed-media illustrations to be right where he belongs, in the middle of a face.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann

(3) 4-6 Senses and Sensors series. In addition to the physiological structure and function of the nose, tongue, and skin, these two books in the series describe the roles of the brain, memory, and cultural customs in human perception. Human senses are put in perspective with a look at other species' senses. Final chapters discuss recent high-tech developments. Color photos and diagrams add visual interest and clarity. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Senses and Senors titles: Smelling and Tasting and Touching and Feeling.]

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Senses series. In the books in this series, close-up color photos with lots of action face simple, declarative sentences describing how we experience the world around us. (Curiously, Hearing and Touch do not mention the organ that allows us to experience the sensation.) The text of each ends with a question for readers. A final section lists the controlled vocabulary by part of speech and includes a word/picture match. [Review covers these Senses titles: The Five Senses, Sense of Hearing, Sense of Sight, Sense of Smell, Sense of Taste, Sense of Touch.]

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) 4-6 Five Senses series. Illustrated by Cynthia Lewis. REVIEW MISSING

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam