(3) K-3 Illustrated by Craig Brown. Large-size, speckly marker and pastel art illustrates this double-barreled meditation on raisins: read only the slightly silly quatrains that ask where raisins come from, or add on the longer prose explanations that go into how raisins are cultivated, their history, and uses. Informative and whimsical, this should be welcome on any raisin-lover's shelf. Simple recipes are included.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) K-3 Translated by Antonio Hernandez Madrigal. Illustrated by Craig McFarland Brown. In this counting-book, well-translated into Spanish, groups of insects pitch in to help move a cucumber--then celebrate by eating some cucumber soup (recipe appended). Paragraphs of information about each insect are longer than--and distract from--the actual story. Illustrations that vary the bug's-eye view add drama. Also available in English.

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(4) K-3 Illustrated by Craig McFarland Brown. In this counting book, groups of insects pitch in to help move a cucumber--and later celebrate by eating some cucumber soup (recipe appended). Paragraphs of information about each insect are longer than--and distract from--the actual story. Illustrations that vary the bug's-eye perspective add drama. Also available in Spanish.

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