(4) K-3 Illustrated by Esther Szegedy. This retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" is set in the desert and features a brown-skinned girl who encounters a hungry coyote while en route to her abuela's house. Polette smoothly integrates Latino elements (e.g., spicy tamales) into his text. Although Szegedy's illustrations might have benefited from a more focused palette, her coyote is a distinguished villain who gets his just desserts.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Esther Szegedy. This retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" is set in the desert and features a brown-skinned girl who encounters a hungry coyote while en route to her abuela's house. Polette smoothly integrates Spanish words into his text, and although Szegedy's busy illustrations would have benefited from a less anarchic palette, her coyote is a distinguished villain who gets his just desserts, Latin style. Glos.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 All Aboard Reading series. Illustrated by Esther Szegedy. When young Ed attends his family reunion with Big Ed, Little Ed, Red Ed, Well-Fed Ed, and Bed-Head Ed, he wishes he, too, could have a nickname. He tries every activity in his search for a moniker, ending up "Ed the Potato Sack Champ." Simple and repetitive enough for beginning readers but with a flat ending, this book is illustrated with cartoony art.

Reviewer: Susan Halperin