(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Lea Lyon. Says young Moishe Moskowitz: "The wolves are coming" to Poland, "a country that has no use for us. / A country that bullies its citizens / beats up on us because we are different." The Nazi wolves soon reveal their plans: the ghetto, concentration camps, death marches. Smith's spare, eloquent verse is complemented by occasional watercolor sketches. An author's note from Moskowitz-Sweet offers more about her late father on whose memories this historical-fiction verse novel is based.

Reviewer: Dean Schneider | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2019

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Lea Lyon. When Lailah, a recent immigrant from Abu Dhabi, fasts for Ramadan for the first time, she's embarrassed to tell people at her new Georgia school. An empathetic librarian helps Lailah overcome her fear, and she shares a Ramadan poem with her class. The autobiographical author's note could have provided more substantive information, but the story should start conversation. Loose watercolors show a very contemporary Muslim girl.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Lea Lyon. A family living in the "Old Country" prepares for Hanukkah. Like the Maccabees, the family doesn't have enough oil (cooking oil, that is) to last eight nights. How they stretch their supply to make a Hanukkah miracle is the heart of the story. Rich illustrations, though occasionally stiff, reflect the cold of winter outside and the warmth of celebration inside.

Reviewer: Amy Kellman