(4) PS Illustrated by Sima Elizabeth Shefrin. The world of fairy tales is woven into one child's nighttime routine of bathtime, storytime, and bedtime. Colorful, textured cut-paper collages depict fairy-tale toys--and their stories--coming to life through a girl's fully absorbed imaginative play in the bathtub. Though the meditative, poetic text can be hard to follow (and the cursive font hard to read), there are some enchanting moments.

Reviewer: Sethany Rancier Alongi

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Stefan Czernecki. In this generic, vaguely Middle Eastern tale, a rug merchant's son angers his father by listening to a storyteller all day instead of selling his wares. Ultimately, the boy reaps a greater reward when the storyteller passes his profession along to him. Exotic typeface on parchment-colored background is hard to read but adds to the antique look perpetuated by the stylized black-and-white artwork.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann