Hermelin", "A Summertime Song" and "Fine As We Are"

Fun and games rule this week.

A Summertime song
4 stars
Author/Illustrator: Irene Haas

A frog delivers a birthday party invitation and a party hat to Lucy. This will be a special party with many guests of all kinds from in the garden.
The illustrations are elegant and a bit old-fashioned. There is a lot of detail, much more than in the text so careful observation of the pictures takes time. The many creatures and plants are realistic, yet they have a touch of fantasy as well.

Fine As We Are
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Algy Craig Hall

A mother frog and her son live as a happy pair. However, there are many eggs to tadpoles growing in the pond. Little Frog is soon surrounded by many smaller frogs, all his siblings. What is he to do?
The frogs are lovable. Each of the many siblings is similar, yet no two are alike - I think. It would make a good challenge to a young child to compare all of them.

Hermelin the Detective Mouse
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Mini Grey

Hermelin lives in an attic. She loves to read and write with her typewriter. Many people in her neighborhood have lost things and are looking for them.
After Hermelin tells these neighbors where to find their lost articles, they hold a party for her only to make the horrible discovery that Hermelin is a mouse. what is she to do?
The illustrations are crisp and reflect well for a time when typewriters were the way to write. Hermelin is a special mouse.