Meow Monday
One Monday, little Bonnie Bumble discovers that her pussy willow has blossomed with live pussycats, all loudly meowing and disturbing the barnyard animals. She tries to soothe them with food, catnip, petting, brushing, and a ball of yarn, but to no avail. Finally, baby bottles taken from the milkweed bush do the trick, and the pussy willows settle down for a catnap. "'Quiet at last,' sighed Bonnie Bumble. And it was-until the dogwood started to bloom." The story has a winning combination of spare, well-chosen words and lively, crisp pacing. The simply drawn ink-and-watercolor cartoons are particularly expressive. This book is a great springtime (or anytime) read, especially when pussy willows are available for display and the time is ripe for introducing the differences between plants and animals, or just for sheer enjoyment.

Turnover Tuesday
 On Tuesday Bonnie Bumble made six plum turnovers. After eating five, Bonnie starts turning over. Suddenly, she's put her hat on her feet and her shoes on her hands. Upside down she milks the cow and gathers the eggs, but the milk splashes, and the eggs break. When the sheep nibbles her hair, Bonnie decides to eat the last turnover and turn over. It all works out. Bonnie is right side up--but the dog who eats the crumbs starts turning over. The story is slight, but the artwork is bright and amusing. Little children will get a giggle out of this.

One Windy Wednesday
Just how windy is the Wednesday in question? It's so windy that all the sounds get blown out of the farm animals ("It blew the oink right out of the pig. It blew the baa right out of the lamb"). Soon the cow is oinking and the duck is mooing, leaving it up to little Bonnie Bumble in her patched pink overalls to put everything right again: "She tied the oink back onto the pig. She knit the baa back onto the lamb."

Thirsty Thursday
One Thirsty Thursday on Bonnie Bumble’s farm, everyone is dry and thirsty, especially the flowers. The black-eyed Susans are spoiling for a fight, and the clouds refuse to even drop by. But when a little cloud blows past at last, Bonnie comes up with a clever plan that calls for interspecies cooperation — and is sure to tickle little readers.

Foggy Friday
It's a foggy Friday morning at Bonnie Bumble's farm. The rooster has lost his cock-a-doodle-doo and as a result, "-no one could get up. Even the flowers stayed in their beds." Inside the barn, the pig, the cow, and the chicks try to crow but to no avail. Bonnie Bumble drags herself out of bed, searches the yard, and eventually finds the rooster's voice and all is well. This slight story is flawed. All of the animals and the farmer are up, trying to help the rooster find his voice, which contradicts the premise of the book: that no one could wake up without the rooster. 

Soggy Saturday
One Saturday it rains so hard on Bonnie Bumble's farm that the blue washes right out of the sky. The animals turn blue, and so do the trees and grass. Even the eggs and milk turn blue. Bonnie, who's beginning to feel blue herself, decides to paint everything the color it really should be.

Snowy Sunday
It's Sunday on Bonnie Bumble's farm, and snowflakes as big as balls of wool are falling. The cow, the duck, the hens, and even Spot the dog are all chilly and shaking. "This will never d-d-d-do," says Bonnie with chattering teeth--and soon is busy with needles and yarn, knitting something cozy for everyone. But how can she make the sun beam again in the big cold sky? Picture-book luminaries Phyllis Root and Helen Craig wind up their Bonnie Bumble series with a funny tale offering an unexpected twist.