The House That Jack Built

. Barefoot Books, $15.99 (24pp) ISBN 978-1-84148-251-4

Picture book newcomer Diana Mayo gives a fresh coat of paint to The House That Jack Built. She illustrates the time-honored cumulative rhyme with crisp lines, detailed vistas and zesty colors, and the human expressions on the beleaguered animals add to the fun. (Aug.)

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