Written by Oregon resident Dana Wand using a rhyming text, it chalenges readers anticipate what the ending word of the next line could be and keeps them interested. They learn to recognize like-sounding word endings, and words that fit the sentence by description of the action taking place. Shanie June is lyrical and can even be sung.

Children today often rely on electronic media to entertain them. Reading is fun when colorful pictures on the pages help to tell the story. Molly Tinling is a Northwest Author living in Vancouver, Washington who engagingly illustrates the book to show...