(3) YA Illustrated by David Frampton. The twenty-two poems in this collection tell the story of Easter beginning with Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem. The poems, and Grimes's introductions to each poem, are intended to spark questions. Did Judas have a choice or was he predestined to betray Jesus? The dramatic woodcuts and large size of the book match the tone of Grimes's thoughtful, respectful poetry.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(2) K-3 Illustrated by David Frampton. Siebert's well-cadenced couplets trace the history of Rhyolite, Nevada, from the discovery of gold ore in 1904 through its brief heyday as a boomtown, with piped-in water, three newspapers, and an opera house. Frampton's woodcut illustrations emphasize the sunbaked landscape, while the book's final pages, which depict spectral townsfolk and a lone coyote, lend a haunting quality to this story of an Old West ghost town.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2003

(4) K-3 Illustrated by David Frampton. When a tiger offers him a ride through his urban neighborhood, ten-year-old narrator Danny is thrilled--he doesn't foresee that the tiger will make it psychologically difficult for him to get off. Bunting's social message about gangs is obvious in this over-ambitious allegorical tale of bullying, machismo, and conformity. The prose has a poetic, free-associating quality, and the black woodcut images, set against brooding backdrops, are commanding.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(1) 4-6 Following a readable, informative introduction are twenty-one retellings of Midrash stories that range from accounts of the creation and the flood to the binding of Isaac. The personalities in the stories are familiar reflections of ourselves, and the stories underline a common bond. Handsomely produced, dramatically illustrated, appropriately documented, and stylishly narrated. Bib.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.