(3) 4-6 Lively reminiscence and classic selections from Cricket populate Carus's festive celebration. Young readers will enjoy the stories, Jill Paton Walsh's "The Lair of the Demon King" and William Saroyan's "Great-Granddad Stan" among them; their elders will appreciate the stories and the recollections by Trina Schart Hyman, Jan Adkins, Eve Bunting, and others involved in the magazine's distinguished history.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Nilesh Mistry. This congenial collection of fifteen tales features stories by such children's authors as Geraldine McCaughrean, Gloria Skurzynski, and E. Nesbit. A few of the entries retell folktales; most are original stories, re-inventing old conventions. Pleasant black-and-white scenes frame the title of each story and add an occasional full-page view. The appealing subject and well-crafted prose proffer suitable read-aloud fare.

Reviewer: Margaret A. Bush