The pop-ups are nicely done in this little book and the watercolor illustrations are truly lovely, but the rhyming verse is is not my favorite; it seems very forced and immature. "Five, six, when evil tricks, Close to you an angel sticks."? I think I will be paraphrasing this one at story-time. My favorite spread is the one at the end with angels watching over a sleeping child, truly an iconic image. ( )