Firefighter Ted

Firefighter Ted
by
Andrea Beaty and Pascal Lemaitre
children's fiction, ages 2-6

Cartoony drawings show a little school aged bear who is pretending to be a firefighter. His imagination soars as he acts out what a real fireman would do. Unfortunately, his teacher and principal do not appreciate his creative thoughts and actions. No need to fear, however, in the end, this clueless cub triumphs and is ready for a new adventure.
This is goofy cartoon humor. This book might be used before career day or a trip to a fire station.
This is one in a series of books where Ted is an artist, a doctor, and more.
Some parents and teachers might not like that Ted appears to be disrespectful to his elders, but Ted does not do it intentionally.

Little Mouse Gets Ready

Little Mouse Gets Ready
by
Jeff Smith
children's fiction
ages 2-6
2010 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book
Ohio author

His mother is waiting, but Little Mouse must put on his clothes one piece at a time - carefully like little children have to. Then there is a surprise ending that makes parents/librarians/adult readers say "that's what I was thinking".
This is cute, friendly fare for young readers.

The cover says: Toon Books: bringing new readers to the pleasure of comics.
(This is a hardback children's book, but I guess the publishers want us to think it is a comic book or a graphic novel. I would not use the word novel to describe this short book. What is the definition of cartoon or graphic novel, anyway?).