(2) K-3 Illustrated by Claire A. Nivola. Rosenstock's moving picture-book celebration of folk artist Nek Chand (creator of the Rock Garden of Chandigarh) opens in an idyllic village in Punjab. After the Partition of India in 1947, resettled refugee Chand assuages homesickness by (illegally) clearing jungle land and building an ever-increasing number of sculptures and mosaic walls out of recycled materials. Nivola's folk-art sensibility befits the simplicity of Chand's art. Bib.

Reviewer: Megan Dowd Lambert | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2018

(1) K-3 Illustrated by Claire A. Nivola. Glaser's account of how Emma Lazarus came to write her iconic poem is brief, yet telling--especially when complemented by Nivola's eloquent illustrations. Her rectilinear compositions and poses; generalized figures; and bright, limited palette capture New York City's opulent upper crust and the indigent yet dignified newcomers with equal skill. An author's note and the text of the poem are appended.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2010

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Claire A. Nivola. Young Lula McLean watched the Civil War begin and end: General Beauregard used her family's Virginia home as his headquarters, and Lee surrendered at their second home. The finely executed, primitive-like paintings accentuate the idea that this war was an intimate part of everyday life in the South, and the small, telling details show a personal side of the war.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2005

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Claire A. Nivola. A day off school means Jennie can help her nana prepare for Sabbath dinner. The pair's comfortable and loving relationship is conveyed in the detailed watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations. While the story is ordinary, the varied perspectives of the pictures add energy to the text. At the story's end, readers are treated to a view through the dining-room window where the whole family has gathered.

Reviewer: Amy Kellman

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Claire A. Nivola. Emmaline, a white mouse, takes up residence in the wainscoting of Emily Dickinson's bedroom, discovering a kindred soul as well as her own talent for penning poetry. Mouse and "Myth," as the townspeople of Amherst called Dickinson, share their verse back and forth; in Emmaline's writings Spires cleverly mimics Dickinson's style. Fanciful line drawings illustrate this small, charming introduction to the work of a great poet.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute