(4) K-3 Illustrated by Sophie Allsopp. To show his devotion to little girl Luna, her polar bear friend journeys far and wide to find a replacement for the now-wilted "sunshine flower" he had given her. Bear's eventual return is empty-handed, "but seeing her again was all that mattered." There's a schmaltzy resolution to the flower issue, but the heart of this tastefully illustrated book is its message about friendship.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) PS Illustrated by Sophie Allsopp. "Everybody has a teddy, / everyone but me." The narrator of this rhymed text describes his classmates' teddy bears, then makes an amusing revelation: "But I've got 'Muh,' / my monkey friend, / and that's just fine with me!" Illustrations featuring a wide array of patterns show the children and teddies--each one different from the next--going about their various classroom activities.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert