(3) K-3 Illustrated by Noah Klocek. A spare poetic text ruminates on perspective. A little mouse carries a single crumb across "great big things," including canyons, mountains, and oceans. When the mouse reaches journey's end, the dramatic illustrations zoom in to emphasize the traveler's heartfelt gesture of delivering the crumb to a friend. "Great big things" become "small things" in comparison. Budding philosophers are the best audience for this subtle meditation.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(3) K-3 Pixar Animation Studio Artist Showcase series. Illustrated by Noah Klocek. Concept by Noah Klocek. A cloudlet named Gale is so busy "Earth-gazing" that she's ill prepared for Formation School Graduation Day, when the cloudlets must impress the Guardians by creating cloud shapes. This is such a well-thought-out invented world that Gale's story could take to the screen--inevitable, perhaps, as the concept and majestic illustrations featuring sculpture-like formations come courtesy of a Pixar artist.

Reviewer: Nell Beram