(4) 1-3 Illustrated by David Christiana. Levine's third Never Land adventure stars Gwendolyn, descendant of Wendy Darling. Gwendolyn is thrilled to visit Never Land and spend time with the fairies, even though she's a "Clumsy." Fans of Disney's fairies will cheer Gwendolyn as she helps save Never Land from dragon Kyto, but newcomers to the series will be flummoxed by the multitude of characters.

Reviewer: Lisa Catherine Findlay

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by David Christiana. Set in a country hidden by mountains, this story follows Lucy, the young servant of Cant's next ruler, and the mystery surrounding Lucy's birth and the murder of her family. The entertaining yarn's lack of focus results in a confusing plot but is mitigated by Lucy's steadfast support for Pauline, her mistress. Further adventures of these two are sure to follow.

Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman

(3) K-3 Illustrated by David Christiana. It's the 1930s, and the narrator rides the rails with her father, who's looking for work. After she's left at a foster home, she fears that Poppa won't return by Christmas. Bartoletti and Christiana, who only strays from an industrial-toned palette when depicting symbols of affluence, expertly use period details to bring to life both the Great Depression and an unusual father-daughter bond.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) K-3 Illustrated by David Christiana. A young narrator gives her coat buttons to six creatures, including a giant, a wizard, and an elf, who need the buttons' magical powers. She doesn't go without for long; the marvelous buttons soon reappear in her own pockets. Accompanied by distinctive, whimsical watercolors, this rhyming flight of fantasy uses playful, lilting language that praises the "megacooliferous, truly meltificent" coat.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by David Christiana. Gossamer watercolor artwork animates this fanciful tale about a marionette maker who listens to the wood before carving to discover "who and what each marionette wanted to be." When he jumps ahead in this process one day and decides for himself to turn a mute piece of teakwood into a ballerina, he learns that a toy's true nature is not easily circumvented.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann

(4) 1-3 Illustrated by David Christiana. Willard's poem about a yellow ball lost and found in the shadows of an imaginary world is an intriguing mix of fantasy and nonsense. Christiana's watercolors are inventive and magical, and while they match the tone of the poem, taken together the text and art are somewhat overwhelming. Listeners will be better off hearing the poem without the illustrations and viewing the art without the text.

Reviewer: Jennifer Polshek

(3) K-3 This quiet mood piece in the first person plural tells of two nature lovers exploring the woods on a foggy morning, hoping to catch sight of a deer. The richly metaphoric text and dreamy, atmospheric watercolors attest to the artistry of both author and illustrator, an artistry that will prove best-suited to aesthetically- rather than plot-inclined readers.

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