SNOWTIME

Dibble and Dabble, introduced in an eponymously titled book (1990), return in a second simple story. It's starting to snow, and while other animals retreat to their homes, nests, and burrows, the two ducks explore the woods and fields, eventually snuggling into a basket that carries them onstage for an unexpected starring role in a neighborhood pantomime of Red Riding Hood. The slight story lacks structure, but the energetically composed paintings of the ducks in the snow are vibrant and amusing. (Picture book. 2-6)