(2) K-3 Translated by Laura Watkinson. Illustrated by Giuliano Ferri. This beautifully illustrated German import tells of the kindness and generosity of the fourth-century saint who became the model for the modern Santa Claus. The clear, engaging text highlights some better-known legends surrounding Nicholas of Myra, including his performing miracles to aid sailors and starving people. Luminous paintings on full-bleed double-page spreads capture the saint's humanity as well as the Greek-Turkish Mediterranean setting.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2014

(3) K-3 Translated by Laura Watkinson. Illustrated by Giuliano Ferri. In this German import, Grün retells the life of Jesus by smoothly combining stories and phrases from all four Gospels into one linear narrative. Readers are introduced to two miracles and one parable before reading of Jesus's death and resurrection. Ferri's soft paintings have an earthy, gentle feel emphasizing, like the text, the humanity of Jesus.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth