Lynne Dempsey

Nice illustrations, with lots of action. The dog wants to go outside, but everyone is too wrapped up in what they are doing to pay attention. Unfortunately, the story is full of gender and age stereotypes--Mom is up to her elbows in baking; Dad is is his lounger reading the newspaper and drinking a cup of coffee; Grandma has a cane (although only in some illustrations)--you get the idea. The big message? Everyone will be much better off if they just get outside. Can't argue with that, anyway.

This is a wonderful book for young children. It not only teaches them to count from zero to ten, but it also teaches them the basics of addition and subtraction. I loved the simple pictures and simple phrases. There is a word bank at the end so you can practice with your children. Simple is usually best for the youngest child. I'll recommend this to my daughter for her youngest.

Coco wants to go out for a walk, but everyone is too busy to take her...what's a puppy to do?

I liked the illustrations, and there is plenty of action on each page to keep a young child interested.

This is another wonderful book for preschool age children. In this book the author has introduced colors to the reader through a group of kids who go out to pick flowers. Follow along as they discover all of the colors to be found in flowers and a few colors that aren't flowers, but insects. The pictures in this book are so cute and charming.