(3) K-3 Illustrated by Natascia Ugliano. This story follows a family through years of Tu B'Shevat (Jewish New Year for trees) celebrations. Netta, her special plant, and her family get bigger, outgrow their spaces, then adapt to new homes. The intensely detailed drawings clearly depict Netta's relationships and her evolving life. With the plant as a consistent reference point, the narrative addresses many potentially challenging life changes with a straightforward, reassuring approach. Glos.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Maria Mola. At a dreidel-making workshop, Jeremy decides to make a Braille dreidel for his blind father, which occasions the provision of much information about how blind people communicate and get around. There is also much info about Hanukkah and its miracles; directions for making dreidels, rules for playing with them, and the Braille alphabet are appended. The illustrations are agreeably homey.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2012