NOT THE PIANO, MRS. MEDLEY!
by Evan Levine & illustrated by S.D. Schindler
Levine's first book is a tall tale with a role reversal guaranteed to amuse: Max's grandma, Mrs. Medley, takes half the day to get to the beach—she keeps going home for more stuff. Rain gear, pillows, Monopoly, a radio with extra batteries— everything, it turns out, except their bathing suits. Once there, Grandma realizes she doesn't need any of it; what she and Max really enjoy are paddling, sand castles, and the sound of the waves. Schindler deftly extends the humor with his overdressed, irrepressible Mrs. Medley and long-suffering Max. (Picture book. 4-8)