(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Eric Beddows. Because he has seven toes on each paw, Toes is shunned by the other kittens in his litter. After getting trapped in a housing project basement, Toes is eventually rescued by a downhearted young violinist. Though slow to start and unevenly paced, the novel's arousing final chapters will have many readers reaching for their handkerchiefs.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) PS Illustrated by Eric Beddows. A baby fighting the sleep that his father wants regards the busy street below during a night snowstorm. Short phrases of rhyme and near-rhyme suggest intermittent dozing and viewing as the scene below changes, even though the perspective remains the same. Double-page views are illustrated in warm, soft-edged colors, with a sleeper-garbed baby in various poses outside the street frame.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian