(3) K-3 On My Own Folklore series. Illustrated by Janice Lee Porter. After sharing the gods' finest treasure, chocolate, with the Mayan people, god/king Kukulkán incurs the wrath of fierce Night Jaguar. Bokuden, Japan's greatest swordsman, defeats a boastful but gullible warrior with wit instead of weapons. The illustrations for each folktale nicely reflects its native culture. Back matter contains additional information, including a pronunciation guide. Reading list, websites. Glos. Review covers these On My Own Folklore titles: Bokuden and the Bully and The Chocolate Tree.

Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett

(3) K-3 On My Own Folklore series. Illustrated by Janice Lee Porter. In these stories, trickster Anansi wins a box of stories from the sky god; the Yellow Emperor fights the Black Dragon; a young man wins a princess's hand with his magic pomegranate; and a self-centered girl becomes the ghost La Llorona. Each tale is paired with an illustration style that nicely reflects the culture. Back matter provides further information. Review covers these On My Own Folklore titles: Anansi and the Box of Stories, The Tale of La Llorona, The Magic Pomegranate, and The Dragon Emperor.

Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett

(4) K-3 Jaunty skeletons dance across double-page spreads in a colorful collage of cut-paper flowers and outdoor scenery. The Day of the Dead is not mournful, and Keep shows the well-dressed skeletons eating, playing, and making music. While slight, the rhyming words that appear across the bottom of the page echo the Spanish/English onomatopoeic sounds of the day. An afterword describes the Mexican holiday.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo