(3) K-3 Blossom Street Kids series. Illustrated by Sally Anne Lambert. Emily's concern about moving turns to real worry when her Yorkie disappears the day they move in. As she and her mother search for the "yippy, yappy" little dog in the hand-knit green sweater, they meet their new neighbors and Emily makes a friend. Pastel illustrations capture both the tidy, cobblestone-paved neighborhood and the special relationship between Emily and her pet.

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Vincent Nguyen. Cameron loves Grandma--but no one could love the rainbow-striped, button-bedecked sweater she knit for him. Only after the sweater has survived three creative attempts at destruction does Cameron learn its true meaning--and what he means to Grandma. The text, though didactic, is warm-hearted. The illustrations effectively play with light and shadow. Knitting instructions are appended.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Sherry Meidell. Dr. Welch, a nineteenth-century dentist, created non-alcoholic grape drink that could be served as a communion wine even to alcoholics. The fictionalized account of the inventor of grape juice is told through exaggerated prose and is illustrated with expressive watercolors. The book lacks any source notes or bibliography.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth