BookMark: What Do You Do With a Tail Like This, by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page (Houghton Mifflin, 2003); Clip Clop, by Nicola Smee (Boxer Books, 2006); Good Boy Fergus, by David Shannon

January 17, 2007

Children's picture books have gotten glitzy, what with pop-ups, glitter, and doctored photographs. Tired of all the hype? Here are three new books that stick to old-fashioned ways of making an impression on kids. A version of this review previously appeared in the Dec. 31, 2006 edition of the Centre Daily Times.