(3) K-3 Illustrated by Aya Padrón. With attractive illustrations stylistically recalling traditional woodblock prints, this captivating and informative alphabet book in verse gives a Chinese word--simplified and traditional Chinese characters, Romanized form (Pinyin), and tone--for every letter of the English alphabet. Each poem explains what the Chinese word means, while smaller text gives some cultural background; the words can be heard on the publisher's website.

Reviewer: Sian Gaetano

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Aya Padrón. Using an alphabet-book structure, this unique package strains to simultaneously introduce Hangeul (the Korean alphabet), Korean words, and cultural details. When a Roman letter has no Hangeul equivalent, it's paired with an English word, then the Korean translation ("Q is for Queen. / We call her wangbi.") The rhymes don't always scan, but illustrations that recall traditional woodblock prints are striking.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt