(3) PS Translated by Madeleine Stratford. A proud-looking weasel appears above the words "Me tall"; its diminutive counterpart appears on the facing page above the words "You small." The weasels model their (mostly) opposite behaviors ("Me tired / You wired"; "You shout / Me shush") across the entirety of this funny, effectively illustrated, and loving tribute to the parent-child dyad ("You and me, as it should be").

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Laura Jacques. In this "Emperor's New Clothes" adaptation with tornado facts forced in, weasel Travis the Tornado Tamer offers to protect an all-animal town by creating a magical cover that only the smart and special can see. After a tornado hits, the trickster moves on (as "an Earthquake Ender"). Slick illustrations include animals humorously wearing old-timey costumes. Tornado information and activities appended. Glos.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 1-3 Dorothy and Toto series. Illustrated by Monika Roe. In Picnic, a sneaky weasel gets Toto in trouble when picnic food goes missing; Dorothy and friends search for a runaway Toto in Lost. Despite the bland writing, there should be enough surprise and mischief in these brief Oz-set stories to hold new readers' interest. Flat color illustrations appear throughout. A brief synopsis of The Wizard of Oz and reader questions are appended. Glos. Review covers these Dorothy and Toto titles: The Disappearing Picnic and Little Dog Lost.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 "Weasels. What do you think they do all day?" They "plot world domination!" Detail-rich spreads show weasels in lab coats confronting technical difficulties in a mission-control-type setting. Young children don't seem to be the book's intended audience, given its rampant coffee jokes and lines like "We could reconbobulate the hydrostability devices," but this stuff will tickle a more mature (and geeky) readership.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(2) PS Affable weasel Leo delivers the mail, but he's never received a letter himself. One day he finds a lost baby bird and takes Cheep home with him. After spending a winter with Leo, Cheep reunites with his flock. Leo has lost a friend, but he's found a pen pal. The quiet watercolor and ink illustrations match the tone perfectly and add small moments of drama.

Reviewer: Kathleen T. Horning | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2014

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Fred Marcellino. Bagley Brown Jr., a modest weasel, has two problems: he feels he can never equal his beloved, heroic father's memory, and he loves hopelessly--instead of a lady weasel--a fish named Bridget. His zealous attempts to save Bridget from a horrible fate, assisted by various weasel friends, ultimately prove him a hero in his own right. An unusual animal fantasy with delightful illustrations.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(2) K-3 Fox Stella and her parents live in a mobile home, the Starliner, that meets all their needs. This peaceful life snags when a gang of weasels mocks Stella's home and hurts her feelings. Something magical happens as the Starliner, hitched to Daddy's truck, flies through the night sky toward new neighbors. Packaged within silver starry-sky endpapers, the words and mixed-media images work effectively together.

Reviewer: Julie Roach | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2014

(4) K-3 Weasel is sneaky, nasty, and very rich. When he throws a party and no one shows up, he demands an explanation. Rabbit, Rat, Hedgehog, and Shrew tell him just how mean he's been, and Weasel changes his ways (mostly). The often-distractingly busy illustrations drive this change-of-heart story, providing plenty of cheeky humor from end page to end page.

Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Rahel Nicole Eisenring. Which are better, brown eggs or white? The hens are so distracted arguing this point that they don't notice farmyard egg thieves boldly helping themselves. Newly hatched chick Kiki and friend Rabbit devise a plan to restore peace to the hen house--"just in time for Easter!" The vaguely condescending text lacks polish, but the lively illustrations have an old-school charm.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Daniel San Souci. In this second picture book spin-off of My Side of the Mountain, weasel Baron tries to steal Oksi's babies for his own youngsters' meal. Sam Gribley helps protect the falcons, though he doesn't stop being friends with Baron. Although the text meanders, the shades-of-gray message is refreshing. San Souci's illustrations add beauty and dimension to the woodland scenes.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) K-3 Illustrated by George Booth. This long-out-of-print book, originally illustrated by Denman Hampson, has been republished with illustrations by New Yorker cartoonist Booth in his trademark sketchy pen-and-ink style. Booth has done a fine job capturing the inspired lunacy of the text, but devoted admirers of the original may feel a sense of betrayal engendered by tampering with childhood memories.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Jon Goodell. A "weaselly weasel" steals the harvest that he's supposed to share with a small crow. To frighten the weasel, the crow enlists a wolf's help but ultimately doesn't need it. Set in Tuscany, peppered with Italian words (glossary provided), and illustrated with a notably sure hand, this trickster story features clever twists and turns as the crow schemes to get some of her own back.

Reviewer: Nell Beram