First published in 1988 and now back by popular demand, Good Dog, Carl illustrator Alexandra Day's Frank and Ernest is the entertaining tale of a bear and an elephant who learn to run a diner. The charming illustrations of the Deco-era diner and the novelty of its animal employees are very appealing, but the diner slang that Frank and Ernest learn adds a further layer of interest to this title. Frank and Ernest will reveal the meaning of burn one, take it through the garden and pin a rose on it, a stack with Vermont and a blonde with sand, as well as guess water, balloon juice, and million on a platter.

As in her popular Carl books Day excels at visual jokes and loving detail, but in Frank and Ernest the text is as delightful as the pictures.