(4) 1-3 Kentucky-born Sallie and her brother William, a soldier in the Union army, send each other letters throughout the Civil War, paying most attention to the horses in the war. Sallie writes to the generals about their horses, and the generals' replies are included. Though the generals' letters are stiff and lack the ring of authenticity, the siblings' letters conversationally convey the period in enjoyable prose.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(2) 1-3 Illustrated by Lynne Rae Perkins. Visiting his grandmother for the summer, nine-year-old J.D. gains respect and affection for the lively rural life--and for Georgie Lee, Grandmother's clever cow. J.D. and Grandmother enjoy plenty of engagingly offbeat dialogue in Denslow's appealingly eventful story. Perkins's illustrations suggest setting and characters with understated ease, leaving young readers free to fill in the details.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2002

(4) PS Illustrated by Cathie Felstead. When Little Wolf asks his dad for a good-night tune, Big Wolf's "yowly song" inspires a playful scare from Mama Wolf that leads to a family hug. The very young may enjoy this slight, affectionate tale, but the bold pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations rendered in sunny hues, frequent jumbo typeface, and silly lyrics ("I use my nose to smell my feet") are at odds with the bedtime theme.

Reviewer: Nell Beram