(4) K-3 Illustrated by Lynne Chapman & Lynne Chapman. Giddy's fear of heights makes him a misfit in his mountain goat family. What's more, the sheep in the valley want nothing to do with him, until (rather predictably) he forgets his fear and rescues a lamb who's stranded on a cliff. The humorous illustrations feature impossibly steep mountains, and the occasional curved or tilted line of text will catch the reader's eye.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(3) K-3 Illustrated by John Bendall-Brunello. Granny Lally tends to prevaricate, such as when the grandkids have to watch her program on TV, claiming "Celebrity Knitting" is per doctor's orders. But when she loses Sally and Jim's pet hamster, Murphy, her far-fetched explanations don't fly. The playful images are inspired (when Granny Lally is in the bathtub, we see her face reflected in the faucets), and there's no sermonizing about honesty: the guilty look on Granny Lally's face says plenty.

Reviewer: Nell Beram