(4) 1-3 Igor's Lab of Fear series. Illustrated by Andy Catling. Professor Igor welcomes readers into his Laboratory of Fear for this collection of creepy chapter books. Each simplistic horror story tries to be more than your usual fright fest with teaching moments augmented by appended science facts ("Lab Notes"), discussion questions, and writing prompts. The black-and-white illustrations help set a scary tone without being overly grisly. Glos. Review covers these Igor's Lab of Fear titles: Brain Invaders and Electric Claw.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(4) 1-3 Igor's Lab of Fear series. Illustrated by Andy Catling. Professor Igor welcomes readers into his Laboratory of Fear for this collection of creepy chapter books. Each simplistic horror story tries to be more than your usual fright fest with teaching moments augmented by appended science facts ("Lab Notes"), discussion questions, and writing prompts. The black-and-white illustrations help set a scary tone without being overly grisly. Glos. Review covers these Igor's Lab of Fear titles: Brain Invaders and Electric Claw.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(4) K-3 QEB Storytime Classics series. Illustrated by Andy Catling. These unexciting but inoffensive adaptations simplify the classic fairy tales for young readers, though some challenging vocabulary remains (e.g., Cinderella's "stepmother and stepsisters gaped at her in amazement"; Hansel and Gretel are "starving but delighted" when they eat the gingerbread house). Each tale is illustrated in a style befitting that story, though the default seems to be Disney Princess. Review covers these QEB Storytime Classics titles: Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Hansel and Gretel, and Sleeping Beauty.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin