(4) PS Illustrated by Mique Moriuchi. A little girl proclaims: "I can name the leaves / and even the trees, / describe what I see / in the clouds and the breeze," but she can't as easily pin down love ("It's a feeling I feel / so appealing, so real"). Mixed-media double-page spreads splashed with brilliant colors help the book overcome its sappy premise.

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(3) PS Illustrated by Mique Moriuchi. This simple, intermittently rhyming text ably introduces the topic of peaceful coexistence to the very young. To his credit, Williams doesn't deal only in abstract generalities: he admonishes us to "look at race / in the face" and "understand / foreign land." Moriuchi's bold, lush images, often showing kids of different ethnicities playing together, effortlessly reinforce these points.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) PS As two of Santa's friends, Angel and Elf, get ready for Christmas, their eagerness lands them in trouble. When the weather is unseasonably warm, Angel's decision to "magic" some snow backfires, and their well-intentioned gift of cookie ornaments for their friend Christmas Tree attracts a greedy baby snowbear. The texts are somewhat lackluster, but both the characters and the cartoonlike illustrations are appealing. [Review covers these titles: Angel's Christmas Cookies and Snowy Magic.]

Reviewer: Anne St. John

(4) PS As two of Santa's friends, Angel and Elf, get ready for Christmas, their eagerness lands them in trouble. When the weather is unseasonably warm, Angel's decision to "magic" some snow backfires, and their well-intentioned gift of cookie ornaments for their friend Christmas Tree attracts a greedy baby snowbear. The texts are somewhat lackluster, but both the characters and the cartoonlike illustrations are appealing. [Review covers these titles: Angel's Christmas Cookies and Snowy Magic.]

Reviewer: Anne St. John