PreS-K-In Sun, Farmer Claude and Farmer Maude take a trip to the beach with the dog, goat, rooster, and pig. The animals walk west and get caught in a "monsoon," but the farmers, who had walked east, return home happy about their day in the sun, unaware that the others did not have fun. In Roof, rain falls on the farmers' bed; they head for the leaky shed and end up drying off in the front of their truck while the animals sit in the back, getting soaked. In Rooster, the cock crows too early on a Sunday morning, so the farmers make him a comfy bed, where he's found snoring on Monday. In Sunday, the farmers take the animals on a drive, oblivious of the fact that the creatures are the target of a passing storm. In addition to a rhyming text, each book contains facts placed on illustrations of wooden posts scattered throughout the pages, intrusions that contain information that is often too sophisticated for the intended audience. In Roof, for example, a sign states, "Some kinds of goats can weigh up to 300 pounds (135 kilograms)." Back matter in each title includes questions and answers based on the text. Readers are also invited to visit the Web via special codes; none worked. These books, at first glance appealing in their large size and brightly colored spreads, do not contain real stories, and the instructional efforts are weak at best.-Rebecca Sheridan, Easttown Library & Information Center, Berwyn, PA Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.