(2) K-3 Illustrated by Anita Lobel. First published in 1984, Lobel's interpretation of Moore's classic poem is soothing and peaceful. Dramatically moonlit views of a snow-covered city streetscape give way to richly colored, cozy interior scenes of a turn-of-the-twentieth-century brownstone. We get glimpses of family members sleeping snug in their quilt-covered beds; we see family portraits (one of which bears a strong resemblance to Arnold Lobel) on the walls; a fireplace hung with stockings; a Christmas tree adorned with candles. The only face shown is Santa's, as that traditionally portrayed gent goes about his toy-delivering business. A gorgeous aerial view of the Brooklyn Bridge completes the book.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2020

(4) PS Illustrated by Anita Lobel. A thirsty magic seed, a curious little rabbit, and a bored young boy all experience a great change when rain finally falls. Henkes's gentle tale uses spare language to come to its satisfying conclusion, but Lobel's paintings, lush, impressionistic, and dramatic, work against the story's simplicity. The paintings tell a compelling story--just not the same one Henkes seems to be telling.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2005

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Anita Lobel. In the cumulative style of "The House That Jack Built," characters from nine of Shakespeare's plays interact with one another and the Bard. Composite "scenes," one from each of the plays, depict the principle characters; corresponding diagrams with names and synopses are included. While clever in concept and rich in visual execution, too much sophisticated material will overwhelm a young audience.

Reviewer: CHristine Sarrazin

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Anita Lobel. Geras's captivating collection has been exuberantly illustrated by Anita Lobel. Things in Grandmother's apartment prompt her to recount wondrous stories (i.e., cutting up apples for strudel leads to "Bavsi's Feast," about a man who learns the true meaning of hunger). The stories are clever and wise; the relationship between the young narrator and her grandmother is deep and affectionate.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 1991

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Anita Lobel & Anita Lobel. Originally published in 1984, Lobel's version of the holiday poem sets the story in nineteenth-century New York City. Some of the details in the illustrations are murky in this smaller format.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Anita Lobel. These nine ruminations concerning the Nativity offer a pleasing variety. Most of the harmoniously composed art features appealing versions of the story's usual familiar creatures in Lobel's signature style. This beautifully presented collection is child friendly and wonderfully concrete, lyrical and allusive, both devout and nonsectarian--worthy of joining such favorites as Carmen Bernos de Gasztold's Prayers from the Ark.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2001

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Anita Lobel. Huck's talents are impressively demonstrated in a blithesome retelling of a tale reminiscent of "East of the Sun and West of the Moon." The similarity to this and other tales is cogently explained in an appended author's note. The text, fluid and precise, has just enough repetition to suggest the authentic voice of a storyteller; with an emphasis on movement and texture, the full-color illustrations match its style.

Reviewer: Mary M. Burns | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2001

(3) PS Illustrated by Anita Lobel. Lavishly patterned paintings show four girls spending a rainy day playing dress-up in magnificent flower and animal costumes, while the text, in an oversized typeface, talks of "flower-counting with the butterflies," "lunch with the ladybugs," and other activities. Readers will wish for indulgent costume-designer parents such as the ones depicted, who just happen to have fantastic fodder for make-believe lying around the house.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann

(4) K-3 In Sandburg's never-before-published poem, a young man smitten by love goes to Herculean lengths to bring his sweetheart an aurora borealis as a birthday gift. Echoing Sandburg's description of the Northern Lights as "shimmering and swimmering," the whimsical paintings depict a gauzy and ever-changing veil of chromatic luminescence. While charmingly executed in words and pictures, the concept of love as a struggle may appeal most to YAs and adults.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.