Never Tease a Weasel by Jean Conder Soule, illustrated by George Booth Grades PreK-3 40 pages Random House March 2007 Hardcover     Never Tease a Weasel is the re-issuance of a classis 1964 picture book, updated with illustrations by New Yorker cartoonist George Booth. The timeless rhyming verses coupled with the illustrations that leap off this page make the resurrection of this book a welcome surprise. The story resolves around the lesson that one should never tease a weasel because it is neither nice nor welcomed behavior. In the spirit of being constructive, the author suggests a wide range of other activities that could easily replace one’s inclination to tease the animal. For example, you might want to knit a kitten some mittens, make a turkey perky with a pair of high-heeled shoes, or give a fish a dish of her favorite seafood stew. If those activities fail to pique your interest, you could also opt to braid a bug a rug, feed a spider some cider or give a moose some juice. Somewhere, someone made the decision that the time was right for the text of this book to resurface. Based on that well-informed decision, we now have some classic text coupled with some classic illustrations that will likely (and appropriately) be enjoyed for many more generations to come.     web reviews   Lori West/2008 for curled up with a good kid's book   For grown-up fiction, nonfiction and speculative fiction book reviews, visit our sister site Curled Up With a Good Book (www.curledup.com)