Hush Now, Banshee! A Not-So-Quiet Counting Book

In the sibling author-illustrator team’s addition to their series of chunky board books, impish Banshee has blue skin and long, white hair—but she’s far more cute than scary. She likes to interrupt “quiet time” among other mythical creatures: “Five bog monsters are/ cleaning up their place—/ Hiya! shrieks Banshee like/ a meteor from space.” Some similes don’t quite hit the mark, but the many characters possess the sprightly energy of animated cartoons. Ages 1–7. (Nov.)