School Library Journal Review

PreS-These eight-inch-square books are well suited to their audience. In Bed, Burke's realistic illustrations in pastel colors neatly present a toddler's perspective of size. Round-faced Sophie loves her crib, but she manages to convince her doll and stuffed animals that the new, overwhelmingly big bed is perfect for everyone to be in together, and that the star pillow and banana blanket fit just fine, along with the new quilt. Let's Play encourages color-concept development and outcome prediction as Red Dog, Yellow Bird, and Blue Cat rush through playground fun. Baby briefly chronicles the high points of babyhood from having two teeth and eating mush to the "big boy" joys of running and jumping. Now that he has a little sister, the narrator shares his blanket, but still enjoys hugs. In both Niland titles, the spreads and close-up views of roly-poly toy pals or children will lure lap-sitters and small storytime groups with their bright colors.-Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.