(3) K-3 Illustrated by Sylvie Daigneault. A woman magically weaves memories, feelings, and sensations into cloth and makes an exquisite dress. Piece by piece, she removes those vital, unique parts to satisfy a local merchant's limited vision; when the weaver's children create a beautiful quilt from the discarded pieces, everyone wants one. With soft, lovely illustrations, this folkloric-feeling original story emphasizes staying true to one's creativity. Quilting ideas are appended.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Sylvie Daigneault. In Honduras, when María Luz's father goes in search of work, he leaves her in charge of the floundering family farm. A new teacher gets María Luz to try some techniques that revive the garden, which in turn inspires other villagers. The well-meaning text is wordy. Each spread contains a full-page colored-pencil illustration, sometimes with surreal elements. Glos.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) PS Illustrated by Sylvie Daigneault. All kinds of night noises, from a bird's twittering and a pipe's gurgling to a refrigerator's humming and a fox's yipping, keep a small boy awake in his grandparents' bed. The story is told in singsongy rhyming verse, and kids will probably enjoy joining in on the noisy refrains. Illustrations tinged with the blues, greens, and purples of night are just shy of being too sentimental.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute