(3) K-3 Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. In Cooney's retelling of the medieval French legend, the little orphaned juggler of Notre Dame--having no other gift to bring to the statue of Mary and the Child--entertained them with his tumbling. The telling is dignified and tender, as is the art; black-and-white illustrations alternate with pictures in which bright colors--Christmas red and green and the luminous blue of stained glass--are added. This edition includes Cooney's original foreword and a new afterword by Jan M. Ziolkowski.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: December, 1961

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. "Seven little rabbits / Walkin' down the road... / To call on old friend toad." Cooney's humorously detailed and attractively colored sketches add vigor and charm to this cumulative counting book. Each picture draws viewers' eyes to small hand-lettered remarks--"Would you like a chocolate-chip cookie before going to bed?"

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: December, 1973

(2) PS Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. In this reissue of a long-unavailable holiday book (adapted from a poem originally published in the December 1966 Horn Book), a star awakens the "winter-sleeping" creatures (e.g., bear, badger, skunk) and sings them to Bethlehem. About the 1980 edition, Paul Heins noted the "simple, unabashed realism" of Cooney's art, which, along with Farber's respectful text, celebrates the hibernators "as part of a divine plan."

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2006

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. An orphan, an unpurchased doll, and a lonely older couple persevere through a cold Christmas Eve and are united by fate for a joyous holiday morning. Texturally rich and evocatively wintry, this reissue is timeless: "a story about wishing" not for trucks or dolls but for home and family, and a story about the universal gifts of warmth and love.

Reviewer: Claire E. Gross | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2006

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. This reissue is just as mysterious and pleasing as ever. Three little girls in flowing white nightgowns escape their house and experience the magic of a "bimulous" night when the sky is like lace and "everything is strange-splendid and plum-purple." Otters sing, snails sulk, and the trees dance as Horwitz appeals to all of our senses.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: December, 1975

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. This is a welcome reissue of a story composed by a Spanish missionary with the assistance of Aztec poets. The familiar story, translated from the Aztec, soars with fresh, flamboyantly reverent images and is illustrated with Cooney's sumptuous paintings. Also available in Spanish.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 1984

(3) K-3 Translated by Francisco Gonzalez Aramburu. Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. In this Spanish edition of Spirit Child, the Aztec interpretation of the Nativity, the translation is accurate and readable, making this classic book accessible to a much wider audience. Also available in English.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. This account of a New York mountain family at perhaps the turn of the century is nicely framed as history lesson and coming-of-age story. A boy accompanies his father to town to sell their carefully crafted baskets, but his excitement is squelched by epithet-hurling townsmen. The culminating sequence, in which the boy begins to share the calling of their craft, is beautifully conveyed by author and artist alike.

Reviewer: Margaret A. Bush | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 1999