(3) K-3 Illustrated by Eileen Christelow & Walter Lyon Krudop & Jo Ellen McAllister-Stammen. Two Terrible Frights (1987), Teddy Bear Tears (1987), The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock (1990), and The Good-Night Kiss (1993) have been combined into an omnibus edition designed to help parents ease their children into sleep. A note from the author preceding each story underlines the tale's themes and potential applications.

Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn

(2) 4-6 Ten-year-old Bobbie Jo Hailey, who stutters, admires the smooth-talking stranger who comes to her small town, until she learns he's a "flimflam man" who has sold the town tickets to a fictitious traveling circus. Based on the actual 1950 event that spawned the Wetumka, Oklahoma, annual Sucker Day Festival, the narrative tells a rousing good tale of old-fashioned con artistry, illustrated with lighthearted drawings.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.