Previously published in 1995, this collection of twenty-seven poems and lul labies stars Annie Rose and her brother Alfie. The simple rhymes depict every day pleasures—coloring pictures, telling about cuddly stuffed animals, creating a playhouse under the table, splashing in the rain, and looking for rabbits’ foot prints in the snow. Realistic, double-page line and watercolor paintings display a messy warmth, wonderful domestic detail, and the siblings’ joy, mischief, and affection. The fresh poems have a beat that children will love. Shirley Hughes has won the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Eleanor Farjeon Award. mjw

Originally published by Bodley Head Great Britain, in 1995.