Don’t

Trochatos debuts with a series of gently funny riddles/warnings, alerting readers why they should avoid inviting a bear to a winter sleepover (“It won’t wake up till spring”) or letting a penguin pilot a plane (“It can’t fly”). Johnson’s carefree watercolors revel in the playful setups: a child in a high chair is pummeled with fruit and a milk carton after unwisely starting a food fight with a magenta octopus, while on the next page (“Don’t let a cheetah drive your car”), a license plate that reads “FASTER” offers a clue about this animal’s attitude toward speed limits. An understated delight. Up to age 3. (Oct.)