(2) K-3 Illustrated by Wade Zahares. Jake and his prospector pa get a pet pig, which sets off a chain of events that leads to their prosperity. Pa talks about having good luck, but Jake believes less in luck and more in action. The sunny story is told in a deliberately deadpan, unruffled tone. The thickly applied, intensely colored pastel illustrations feature odd perspectives and deep purple shadows.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2007

(3) K-3 Illustrated by John Clapp. Addy's lyrical text traces the changes the millennia have brought to a Wisconsin field, where a modern-day farmer unearths a Civil War button, an ancient Indian arrowhead, and an Ice Age bone. The artwork--saturated watercolors flanked by soft pencil sketches of thematic motifs on double-page spreads--complements the contemplative tone. Together they quietly, evocatively put time in perspective.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli