"Bender deals with a common anxiety in a lighthearted, funny manner...Bender uses vinyl animator's paint to produce bright, vivid colors that add perspective and depth to the pictures ...youngsters will delight in the clever rhymes and art."
School Library Journal

"The sounds of fun can be heard when children hear "The Preposterous Rhinoceros or Alvin's Beastly Birthday" written and illustrated by Robert Bender...Fantastic and funny beasts fill the colorful pages and children will enjoy the surprise ending."
Mid-Cities News, Dallas/Ft. Worth


"But there's a pig wearing a wig," said Mom. ...a mouse as big as a house...