(4) K-3 Illustrated by Pulak Biswas. After a flood kills her parents, Chandra lives with her cruel uncle. One day, she hears the music of her mother's flute, and magical things start happening. Another flood hits, and Chandra's swept away, only to find the magic flute--and a loving family. Though Biswas's black and color-washed illustrations are murky, they portray both the anguish and hope in Gilmore's mystical story.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(2) PS Illustrated by Pulak Biswas. In this Indian import with a spare, circular plot and deft use of language, a young tiger jumps into a stream and gets into a scrape: he confronts a goat, which scares him up a tree; then he's captured by a large group of men. After a crisp debate, the tiger is sent back across the stream to the shore where it all began. The two-color art is as bold and evocative as that of Glen Rounds.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2004