Phaea Crede’s Oh Deer! (9781534113398, $18.99) also benefits from especially vivid illustration (by Erica J. Chen) as it surveys the life of a Sasquatch that lives in a nice house in the woods away from the stress of other animals.

Jasper decides to grow a turnip garden—and this is where trouble begins as the turnips come close to harvest, only to meet their maker in the form of hungry deer who are decimating Jasper’s garden at harvest time.

How can Jasper rid his life of these turnip thieves? The story evolves into one of who is cleverer in a tale that gardeners will especially relate to, and which parents will enjoy reading to the very young, with its colorful confrontations and opportunities for dramatizing sounds.