A CAT AND A DOG

These cohabiting pets fight like, well, cats and dogs. But when a cat's toy mouse falls in the water, and the dog's ball gets stuck up a tree, the animals help each other. "The stripped-down text doesn't belabor the moral," wrote PW, "and the highly stylized watercolor-and-ink characterizations against a predominantly white background further distill the drama down to its comic essence." Ages 6 mos.-3 yrs. (Apr.)