(3) K-3 Illustrated by John O'Brien. Twenty entertaining rhymes (preceded by brief introductions) provide glimpses into the history of many of the world's most popular sports, from swimming and soccer to skateboarding and surfing. Humorous textured watercolor and ink illustrations help convey the interesting, oddball origins of some of our favorite games (e.g., modern tenpin bowling began with a German religious ceremony absolving sins). Timeline.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith. After misplacing her hat, the distractible Aunt Lucy goes shopping for a new one but ends up buying other things instead, including a cat and a bed. Luckily the cat manages to retrieve Aunt Lucy's old hat, and all is well. Zany illustrations depicting Aunt Lucy with a beehive hairdo lend energy to this comical rhyming tale.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(4) 1-3 I Can Read Chapter Book series. Illustrated by Jane Manning. Wendy learns that even though she is the youngest witch in her family she has enough magic power to get the better of her older sisters. Low has made slight changes to simplify the text and re-format it to attract young readers. The new illustrations are cheerful and clear, though some may find it harder to warm up to Manning's green, warty witches with all their spikes and sharp lines.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth