Billie's Underwater Adventure — Sally Rippin

In Sally Rippin's new series, Billie's Super-Duper Adventures, the Billie of the Hey Jack and Billie B. series is younger , she's in preschool, but she's got the same strong personality, the same fabulous imagination and the same close friends. Billie brings those close friends on her imaginative adventurous, and the everyday tales will stir imaginations in all sorts of colorful ways. Will Billie be able to save her friends from the great, gloopy sea monster? (And will they make it back in time for fruit snack?) Will their magic carpet help them escape from the forty furious thieves? What about the treasure? (What about the fruit snack?) The text is sophisticated, but easily understood, and is perfect for reading aloud in ... um... preschool. The design is engaging and Alisa Coburn's bright, vivid illustrations are fun and just so, so cheerful. They're stories about real kids with real imaginations. What's better than that, when you're three?