GERSHATOR, Phillis

PreS—Rhyming text and bright illustrations take readers through seasonal toddler fun and messes with a mother rabbit and her offspring...

PreS—This simple call-and-response book repeatedly begs the question, "Who wakes up in the morning to a cock-a-doodle-doo?" Readers then turn the page, which features a circular die-cut peephole, to reveal a vibrant farm scene and a rhyming answer such as: "Goats bleat, bleat, bleating and their frisky kids, too...

This riff on the traditional nursery rhyme "Baa Baa Black Sheep" retains the familiar rhythm for some of the lines ("Honk, honk, gray goose, have you any down? / 'Yes, sir, yes, sir, half a pound'") but adopts a slightly different pattern, which nonetheless scans well, for the rest ("Does down make a pillow for my head? / 'Yes, sir, yes, sir,' the gray goose said")...

PreS-K—Simple rhymes tell listeners that the deep and dark forest is home to bears, foxes, squirrels, and all types of birds...