(3) K-3 Illustrated by David Small. This compelling story records the tough first months of Isabel's life after her family immigrates to America from Mexico. Through letters to her auntie, Isabel describes learning a different language and having new experiences; she also describes how she finds comfort and safety inside the empty boxes she collects and decorates. An intimate immigration story, movingly reinforced by Small's colorful and dynamic illustrations.

Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Ben Towle. Narrator Grace, who handwrites a newspaper for her small Newfoundland town, is riveted by Amelia Earhart. She gets the chance to ask Earhart all about her life when the pilot comes to town. Taylor delivers just the right amount of information in the text. Towle's black, white, and cyan drawings are moody and dramatic, evoking a strong sense of place and time period. Reading list. Bib.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2010

(4) K-3 Illustrated by David Small. The theme of an underloved white child and an understanding black servant has a significant if complicated presence in American children's books, but the formula isn't resuscitated here. Despite some lyrical moments, the rhyming text is bumpy, imperfectly metered, and awkward. The tender pictures deserve a more direct telling.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2004

(2) 1-3 Illustrated by David Small. The Journey records a trip to Chicago for Amish Hannah. Double-page spreads set in Chicago, paired with entries from Hannah's diary, alternate with wordless spreads depicting the home that Hannah has left behind--Amish scenes both suggested by the diary entries and visually paralleling the preceding city scenes. The pictures effectively convey the idea that the way we see things depends on where we're coming from.

Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2001