(4) K-3 Illustrated by Vicki Jo Redenbaugh & Vicki Jo Redenbaugh. It is a familiar theme: a group of friends are invited to a latkes dinner the first night of Hanukkah and asked to contribute side dishes. For one reason or another the neighbors' best intentions fail and they all bring latkes. The soft color illustrations set the story in a small village of the past. This is a pleasant, if undistinguished, addition for large collections. A recipe is included.

Reviewer: Amy Kellman

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Vicki Jo Redenbaugh. Old Annie Livemore and her two young friends collect acorns ("shiny brown buttons with oak tree songs inside"), nurse the seedlings, then plant them throughout their treeless town, growing older alongside them. Softly shaded colored pencil illustrations in greens, grays, browns, and yellows mirror the text's gentle celebratory tone. Instructions for growing oak trees from acorns are appended.

Reviewer: Jackie C. Horne