(3) K-3 Illustrated by E. B. Lewis. In this welcome story of nonviolent protests in the early-1960s Jim Crow–era South, black residents of Huntsville, Alabama, organize Blue Jean Sunday--a boycott of shops that sold traditional expensive Easter outfits; students plan a sit-in at a lunch counter; schools are integrated through persistence and peaceful methods. Bright watercolors backdrop the relevant, calmly told story.

Reviewer: Lauren Causey

(3) 4-6 Candlewick Biographies series. Illustrated by E. B. Lewis. For Walter Anderson, "to paint on Horn Island was to be in paradise." Bass's lyrical text describes Anderson's visits to the isle off the Mississippi Gulf Coast where he immersed himself in art and nature. Lewis's watercolors depict Anderson's love for his island refuge. Biographical details and impressive images of Anderson's artwork are appended in this "reformatted edition." Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(3) K-3 Illustrated by E. B. Lewis. For Walter Anderson, "to paint on Horn Island was to be in paradise." Bass's lyrical text describes Anderson's visits to the isle off the Mississippi Gulf Coast where, isolated from other people, he immersed himself in art and nature. Lewis's watercolors depict Anderson's love for his island refuge. Biographical details and impressive images of Anderson's artwork are appended. Bib.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo