(3) K-3 Illustrated by Bonnie Leick. After two weeks at Wolf Camp, Maddie acts in a most peculiar manner--howling at fire trucks, sniffing and snarling at the family dog, and even eating a grasshopper. Eventually she gets back to (almost) normal, just in time for Bear Camp the next summer. McKy's deadpan delivery and the illustrations of Maddie's wolflike behavior make for an amusing, offbeat book.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Pablo Bernasconi. After pumpkin farmer José and his brothers toss some leftover seeds into a field, the seeds blow into the town, where they take root--and pumpkins take over. This big-hearted tale about doing right by other people is morally instructive without being preachy. The innovative collage and found-objects art features a cast that resembles Muppet people sporting human-hair wigs.

Reviewer: Nell Beram