Max's ABC (Max and Ruby)
PreSchool-Grade 1 Another charmer from the author ofGoodnight MaxandMax Cleans Up(both Viking, 2000). Max's Ants escaped from their Ant farm. They went looking for bunny's birthday cake. Thus begins this clever alphabet book. The narrative continues as the ants bite the cake and are drenched in cranberry juice, which they subsequently drink and find delicious. EEEeeeeek! says his big sister. Young children can empathize with Max, whose bites itch and with Ruby, who tries all sorts of things to relieve her brother's discomfort. She even tries to vacuum up the ants. Nothing works, but the ants finally tire and fall fast asleep. The book's large size and bold, bright illustrations lend it to use with a group or for one-on-one sharing.Jacki Kellum, Linwood Free Public Library, NJCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.