[2] A review of Papa Put a Man on the Moon in Publishers Weekly said: Dempsey captures the girl’s palpable excitement as the Apollo 11 mission approaches ...
[12]A review of Papa Put a Man on the Moon in Kirkus Reviews said: Though Dempsey looks back on family history in highlighting the small but significant contribution that her father and other workers in a South Carolina textile factory made by manufacturing one layer of spacesuit material, she holds off describing the technological feat or even placing it in historical context until her afterword.
This funny, spirited exploration of superhero culture sans violence and with an added dose of familial love is a powerful addition to any bookshelf.
... Less a story than an album of pictures of a diverse array of barefoot toddlers, the simple text invites readers to look at young children in slice-of-life moments.
The human diversity arises in depicted skin tone and hair texture...[8]Marge Loch-Wouters, writing in School Library Journal, said of Mini Racer: An array of animals takes off in a race, ensconced in vehicles of every description, from a rainbow-wheeled wheelchair to tricked-out motorcycles and cars made of bananas, logs, carrots, or cheese.
Bouncy rhymes curve along the race course as the critters speed, swerve, and careen around the serpentine country roads, encountering obstacles, crashes, and even having time for a swim.
[4]Randall Enos, writing in Booklist said of Me with You: In a beautiful country setting, a young female bear rhapsodizes to her grandfather about their special relationship.
[3]Karen MacPherson, writing in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette described Surfer Chick as "the comically inspiring tale of a gnarly new legend".