(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Erica Salcedo. In this charming fantasy about a city mosquito who's afraid of flying, the hero is named Dinnn--with three ns, which ensures appropriate humming sounds whenever his name is spoken. His adventurous journey to visit relatives in the Wild is related with tongue-in-cheek humor. Readers willing to root for a typically annoying creature will find plenty to enjoy, including spindly black-and-white illustrations.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Linda Wolfsgruber. A camel suffers under hard-driving master Halim. The Prophet Muhammad comforts the beast, and the camel weeps. Its tears "sifted into Halim's dream," and Halim too weeps and awakes filled with compassion. This tale "inspired by a hadith" (an "account of the Prophet's words or actions passed from generation to generation") resonates with universal meaning. The story is beautifully supported by desert-hued full-bleed monoprints.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2014