(2) K-3 Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. How can the herbivores sleep, "if [we] must share / A ship with panther, tiger, bear!" Hooper's rhythmic verse is in turns suspenseful and humorous, and the animated watercolors show not-too-scary meat eaters hungrily eyeing their more defenseless shipmates. But when the storm outside the ark begins to rage, both "wild and tame" animals cower with fear. This is a lighthearted yet respectful companion to traditional retellings.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2001

(3) PS Illustrated by John Winch. Rhyming couplets ask a variety of animals--chipmunk, mouse, fawn, wren, rabbit, spider, pony, goat, and sheep--where they sleep, and each responds in turn. Meanwhile, the earth-toned illustrations (cut paper with detailed oil accents) depict the animals' gradual approach toward an unnamed child asleep in a manger. The Nativity element gracefully ties the otherwise arbitrary group of animals, and the book, together.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli