(3) K-3 Illustrated by Grace Lin. The story about brothers with unusual abilities is recast with seven sisters who have less quirky but equally useful talents--e.g., speaking to dogs and riding scooters as "fast as the wind." When a hungry dragon kidnaps Seventh Sister, the girls race to her rescue. The tale's humor is played up in both text (apparently dog language can pass for dragon) and illustrations (the dragon looks woefully skinny).

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) PS Illustrated by Nick Sharratt. This humorous look at the life of a knight answers a series of questions including "Do knights have TV?" and "What does the Fiery Dragon do?" The rhyming answers are silly and gentle, and, in the final cartoon-style illustration, the knight is falling asleep sucking his thumb. The rhymes are somewhat forced, but preschoolers will enjoy this introduction to knighthood.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) K-3 Illustrated by John Sandford. Young Michael McKeever discovers a leprechaun in the basement of his Chicago home, but the leprechaun won't share his gold, even though Michael's father is out of work. After the leprechaun and Michael call each other "greedy" and "selfish" they both have a change of heart. Watercolor and pencil illustrations give a homespun feel to the somewhat didactic story.

Reviewer: Pamela McCuen