(4) K-3 Illustrated by Barbara Garrison. "There may be only one neighborhood, but there is so much in it." On each double-page spread, repetitive left-hand text attempts to illustrate conceptual differences between one and many ("...only one pizzeria...many pizzas"), while textured mixed-media collagraphs (some muddy) on the right-hand pages show homey city scenes. A sappy ending--"...there are many countries. But...only one wish: PEACE"--hammers home the book's message.

Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Barbara Garrison. An apple-shaped birdhouse becomes home for a tree frog, but his rest is interrupted by three birds, a squirrel, and a cat. Ultimately, he finds a frog friend to share his house. Themes of home and friendship are smoothly integrated into the story, and unusual illustrations create an old-fashioned look, but the story's repetition and rapid conclusion may turn off some readers.

Reviewer: Beth L. Meister

(4) K-3 In this memoir, Pringle describes the last year he attended his childhood one-room school before it closed in 1945. The long, nostalgic text captures the essence of small town, wartime America better than the sepia-toned collagraph prints, which combine too many different types of media to be effective.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.