(4) K-3 Translated by Gabriela Baeza Ventura. When Dalia wakes up, her hair has grown "tall and thick as a Cuban royal palm tree." She gathers leaves, mud, and other treasures and turns her hair into a tree. The next morning butterflies fly out; she's a "BUTTERFLY TREE!!" Enhanced by lush illustrations, the Spanish and English texts don't make much sense but are full of references to Cuba's natural world. Glos.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Yuyi Morales. When Anita's mom sings she floats in the air, and everyone who hears her floats as well. The neighbors complain, Mama stops singing, and then things go bad with the village animals. Anita discovers a secret about her grandmother that solves the problem. Morales's incandescent illustrations support Lacámara's lovely text, an exercise in Latin American magical realism for picture book readers.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham