(3) K-3 Translated by Amy Novesky. Illustrated by Marc Daniau. Inspired by the Norman Rockwell painting The Problem We All Live With, this French import presents the fictionalized story of six-year-old Ruby Bridges, one of the first African American children to integrate a Southern school. Written in first person, and paired with expressive, striking illustrations, the book should resonate with readers with its frank presentation of the difficulties Bridges faced during this flashpoint in American history.

Reviewer: Monique Harris

(2) 4-6 Translated by Brigitte Waisberg. Illustrated by Maurizio A. C. Quarello. In 1892 Prague, an inquisitive boy, curious about a Golem story, visits the "forbidden attic" of the Old New Synagogue. The (lengthy) narrative flashes back to 1580, during the Inquisition era, where Rabbi Loew, the Maharal of Prague, creates a Golem to protect his people. Cohen-Janca's text incorporates Jewish folklore and mysticism within an Old World milieu. Quarello's illustrations of the medieval setting are hauntingly beautiful.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2017