(2) 1-3 Illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier. These two cheeky collections of very brief stories (originally illustrated by Victoria Chess) feature realistically self-centered children or anthropomorphic animals with one thing in common: they know how to game the system and/or trick adults. These new editions are sized perfectly for a child's hands. Ruzzier's illustrations are both profuse (appearing on every spread) and understated (pen-and-ink and wash vignettes, with just one color). Review covers these titles: Fables You Shouldn't Pay Any Attention To and Tales for the Perfect Child.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: June, 1978; May, 2017

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Holly Meade. Theodore the elephant, who has hurt his leg and can't get across the forest to meet his cousin, asks his friends for advice--"that's what friends are for." After much well-meaning but ineffectual advice, the opossum sets everyone straight: "friends are to help." The cumulative text builds satisfyingly, and Meade's new illustrations, full-bleed double-page spreads in watercolor and cut-paper collage, are striking.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano