(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Peter Ferguson. The final installment in the Grimm sisters' adventures finds Daphne forming a coven of witches and Sabrina marshaling a ragtag band of Everafters to defeat Mirror and his Scarlet Hand gang. Though the plot is unwieldy, this book (like the others) shines when it's manipulating familiar fairy tales, with Snow White and her mother getting the treatment here.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Peter Ferguson. When Delsie and her friend Todd explore an abandoned house near an old mill, Delsie discovers a golden ghost dog that she can see, but Todd can't. Quick-paced and full of suspense, Bauer's latest chapter-book mystery moves smoothly from present to past. Ferguson's black-and-white illustrations punctuate key points in the text.

Reviewer: Aimee Chevrette Bear

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Peter Ferguson. Hot on the heels of Mirror (the criminal mastermind who kidnapped their brother), Sabrina and Daphne soon discover that they're trapped in the Book of Everafter, cast as characters in The Wizard of Oz and other "histories." The story's pacing isn't always even, but the Grimm sisters' adventures--and revisions of one tale after another--will entertain fractured-fairy-tale fans.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Peter Ferguson. With Secundino Fernandez. Dino's family emigrates from Cuba to New York City when Fidel Castro takes power. The boy, overcome with homesickness, copes with his new surroundings by creating sketches of his beloved Havana. Wells's authentic-sounding first-person narration (with her subject's help) describes architect Secundino Fernandez's childhood. Ferguson's lush oil paintings reflect the story's emphasis on place and imagination.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Peter Ferguson. Sabrina and Daphne Grimm face family problems (the sleeping spell over the girls' parents has been broken, but now they're quarreling nonstop), a war with the Scarlet Hand (whose members include Pinocchio and the Queen of Hearts), and a friend's betrayal (the Master is revealed!). Though the pace is somewhat draggy, fans will eat up the latest goings-on at Ferryport Landing.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(3) 1-3 Stepping Stone series. Illustrated by Peter Ferguson. Jenna discovers that the antique doll she finds at her neighbor's garage sale is haunted by the ghost of its first owner. This easy-to-read companion to The Blue Ghost is well suited to readers newly ready for chapter books. The story is suspenseful without being too scary, and the plot is intriguing without being confusing. Sketchy black-and-white drawings illustrate the mysterious goings-on.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) 1-3 Stepping Stone series. Illustrated by Peter Ferguson. When her family gets stranded in a snowstorm on Christmas Eve, Kaye meets the ghost of a little girl and helps the ghost and her sister make peace many years after a tragic death. This short chapter book is just right for young readers: the pace is swift, the characters engaging, and the mystery is only a little bit spooky.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Peter Ferguson. Unbeknownst to Eli, his mama--a closet witch--shut down the family business. Only he possesses the main ingredient (the first whisker from a Dredmoore male) to restart things, and his aunts plot to hold him captive until that initial hair appears. A host of special effects and an assortment of odd characters keep the story's action plugging right along.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2009

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Peter Ferguson. While investigating a series of thefts, detectives-in-training Sabrina and Daphne Grimm run into dragons, their great-great-great-great-great-grandfather Wilhelm, and their future selves. These strange encounters, the girls discover, are the result of time holes that will soon devour Ferryport Landing. Buckley's less-than-fresh sci-fi twist detracts from his more compelling fractured fairy-tale approach.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Peter Ferguson. "Everafters" (fairy-tale characters) are flesh and blood--a fact Sabrina and Daphne Grimm know all too well, as they rush to Manhattan to seek help for the ailing trickster Puck. But when Puck's father, Oberon, is murdered, eleven-year-old Sabrina isn't so sure she wants her destiny linked to the Everafters anymore. Questions about identity and responsibility add nuance to this fast-paced mystery.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Peter Ferguson. Quirky, spunky Lucy Rose is as busy (and exhausting) as ever. It's hard work helping family friends open a bakery while coping with the "dreaded" Ashley who's forever picking on her. Playful language and clever use of idiom add sparkle to the oft-used diary format as Lucy Rose struggles over whether to get back at Ashley and how to keep the friends she has.

Reviewer: Betsy Murray

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Peter Ferguson. When Fern, an Anybody capable of shape-changing, enlists the aid of her ordinary friend Howard, she doesn't tell him it's to do battle with the once-defeated evil Blue Queen who wants to rise again. The intrusion of authorial comments is often irritating and distracting, but the story, rushing from one wildly bizarre adventure to another, is humorous.

Reviewer: Patricia Riley

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Peter Ferguson. In this sequel to The Anybodies, Fern looks forward to camp where she will learn about being an Anybody--a person able to change things into something else. Camp itself, however, has been transformed into a place of evil, and Fern must discover why. The plot is full of humorous and bizarre twists, but inconsistencies and irrelevant authorial comments are distracting.

Reviewer: Patricia Riley

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Peter Ferguson. When Fern discovers her real father is an eccentric hypnotist, she goes to live with him. So begins her wild search for her origins and for a book about magical powers belonging to her mother, who died in childbirth. The funny story and illustrations are engaging, but there are numerous loose ends and extraneous authorial asides à la Lemony Snicket.

Reviewer: Patricia Riley