Liz Rosenberg reviews picture books with moveable parts in the Boston Globe, including:
- Black and White, by Tana Hoban ("I can hardly imagine a nicer baby gift, and please note, the price on this one is right, too.")
- School Bus Bunny Bus, by Sam Williams, illustrated by Stuart Trotter ("stands a fair chance of living through many affectionate rereadings")
- The Snowmen Pop-Up Book, by Caralyn Buehner and Mark Buehner ("It's a beautiful book, full of fun and life, perfect for the when-will-winter-end doldrums of late January and February.")
- Circus: Over 50 FlapsPlus Seek and Find, by Roxie Munro ("a grand spectacle of a pop-up book in true circus style")
Jane Harrington's Extreme Pets is the Washington Post Book of the Week. (This sounds like one my six year old would adore.)
Mary Harris Russell reviews six new titles for the Chicago Tribune, including:
- Stealing Home: Jackie Robinson: Against the Odds, by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Mike Wimmer
- The Escape of Oney Judge: Martha Washington's Slave Finds Freedom, by Emily Arnold McCully
- Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood, by Ann Brashares
- Dimity Dumpty: The Story of Humpty's Little Sister, by Bob Graham
- This Way Ruby!, by Jonathan Emmett, illustrated by Rebecca Harry
- Mr. Pusskins, by Sam Lloyd
