cover image My Dog Truffle

My Dog Truffle

Lynn Reiser. Greenwillow Books, $9.95 (20pp) ISBN 978-0-688-16875-9

In a pair of heavy cardstock books by Lynn Reiser, favorite pets lead readers through the seasons with all five senses. My Dog Truffle begins with an opening spread of the pooch on a walk in the garden, with a woodpecker tapping on a tree. Icicles forming on a birdbath and Truffle's white breath indicate the changing season. The next page pairs a series of questions (""What did Truffle hear?/ What did Truffle see?"") opposite relevant body parts on flaps. The flap with Truffle's ear hides the response ""Truffle hears a woodpecker""; his eye, ""Truffle saw his breath."" Soon snow is falling. My Cat Tuna, her environment filled with robins and ladybugs, similarly greets the spring. (HarperCollins/Greenwillow, $14.95 each 20p ages 2-up ISBN 0-688-16875-2; 16874-4; Feb.)