(3) 1-3 Magic Animal Rescue series. Illustrated by Lisa Manuzak. In the Enchanted Forest, populated with unicorns, griffins, trolls, etc., Maggie lives with her not-so-nice stepmother and stepsiblings. These first two adventures involve rescuing a flying mini horse and catching a magical wish-granting fish. With a fairy-tale feel, these chapter books will appeal to magic lovers not quite ready for Baker's many popular middle-grade series (Tales of the Frog Princess et al.). Review covers these Magic Animal Rescue titles: Maggie and the Flying Horse and Maggie and the Wish Fish.

Reviewer: Kari Allen

(3) 1-3 Magic Animal Rescue series. Illustrated by Lisa Manuzak. In the Enchanted Forest, populated with unicorns, griffins, trolls, etc., Maggie lives with her not-so-nice stepmother and stepsiblings. These first two adventures involve rescuing a flying mini horse and catching a magical wish-granting fish. With a fairy-tale feel, these chapter books will appeal to magic lovers not quite ready for Baker's many popular middle-grade series (Tales of the Frog Princess et al.). Review covers these Magic Animal Rescue titles: Maggie and the Flying Horse and Maggie and the Wish Fish.

Reviewer: Kari Allen

(3) 1-3 Magic Animal Rescue series. Illustrated by Lisa Manuzak. Since Maggie's mean stepmother kicked her out, the eight-year-old lives with stableman Bob and his wife in their magical stables, where she helps with injured Enchanted Forest animals. As Maggie learns about flying pigs, unicorns, and other creatures, she makes observations in her notebook. With a fairy-tale feel, these illustrated chapter books (third and fourth in the series) will appeal to magic lovers not quite ready for Baker's many popular middle-grade series. Review covers these Magic Animal Rescue titles: Maggie and the Flying Pigs and Maggie and the Unicorn.

Reviewer: Kari Allen

(3) 1-3 Magic Animal Rescue series. Illustrated by Lisa Manuzak. Since Maggie's mean stepmother kicked her out, the eight-year-old lives with stableman Bob and his wife in their magical stables, where she helps with injured Enchanted Forest animals. As Maggie learns about flying pigs, unicorns, and other creatures, she makes observations in her notebook. With a fairy-tale feel, these illustrated chapter books (third and fourth in the series) will appeal to magic lovers not quite ready for Baker's many popular middle-grade series. Review covers these Magic Animal Rescue titles: Maggie and the Flying Pigs and Maggie and the Unicorn.

Reviewer: Kari Allen

(4) K-3 Flipside Stories series. Illustrated by Lisa Manuzak. The story of the sinning tax collector, whose soul is saved by Jesus, is told in two stilted rhyming narratives. Mid-book, the reader is asked to "flip" the book to "take another look" at the story: one is from the perspective of Zacchaeus, the other from Jesus'; it's an effective gimmick for the book's purpose. Bright cartoon-style illustrations depict people of many skin tones.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt