(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Garth Williams. Sharp's timeless animal fantasy is rife with humor, adventure, and memorable characters--mouse and human (plus one malevolent cat). Miss Bianca is as elegant, refined, and infinitely charming as ever, Bernard as stouthearted and steady, the Black Castle as daunting and menacing. Williams's inimitable illustrations are a perfect match for the story, adding warmth and atmosphere, and, to the characters, even more personality.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: February, 1960

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Garth Williams. This seventy-fifth-anniversary edition includes colorized versions of Garth Williams's classic understated illustrations (added in 1953). The shades are appropriately frontier-y, all muted browns and sunrise yellows, but the gleaming-white pages are a bit of a distraction. Some diverting ephemera--the book's first jacket, letters between Wilder and her editor, details about 2008's Little House musical--are appended.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Garth Williams. The pleasant stories and poems in this oversize book are enlivened by Williams's detailed drawings. Some of the illustrations look like they've been computer-enhanced, and not very successfully; most likely the original art was hard to find. It's certainly not Williams's best work, but his elves and fairies are just as magical as they should be.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Garth Williams & Rosemary Wells. Geared to gift-buyers, this "signature edition" (previously published as a "50th Anniversary Retrospective Edition") is an oversize book featuring large print. Bigger is not necessarily better, and Rosemary Wells's colorization of Garth Williams's art adds little to the book. Appended is an informative afterword by Peter F. Neumeyer.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Garth Williams. This oversize "Special Read-Aloud Edition" features large type and illustrations. The bigger pictures may be useful with a group; otherwise, there's nothing new here.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(3) PS Illustrated by Garth Williams. Originally published as a Little Golden Book, this collection of stories, poems, and songs is now a much larger jacketed hardcover. Brown understood the importance of ritual in children's lives; the combination of her soothing words and Williams's cozy pictures will still work its magic on today's kids.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz

(4) K-3 I Can Read Book series. Illustrated by Garth Williams & Rosemary Wells. Originally published in 1959 as a Harper I-Can-Read book, Emmett's Pig was reissued in 2003 as a full-size picture book with art colorized by Rosemary Wells. The book is reissued here with its original text in an easy-reader format and trim size, but Williams's art still suffers from the unnecessary colorization.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: June, 1959

(3) PS Illustrated by Garth Williams. Williams's trademark animals crowd double-page spreads enumerating things the narrator likes: "I like trains / Express trains / Toy trains / Streamline trains / Freight trains / Old trains / Milk trains" as well as cars, snow, bugs, fish, whistles, and several other categories of favorite things. The illustrations are packed with details for children to pore over.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz

(3) PS Illustrated by Garth Williams. This classic story of a rabbit looking for a home and finding one with another rabbit is still charming. Williams's illustrations are as carefully detailed as ever, and Brown's rhythmic prose reads smoothly. This edition is slightly larger than the first small Golden Book format; libraries with worn copies will be happy to be able to replace them.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Garth Williams. Originally published in 1964, this first of four children's books by the distinguished poet is an alternative take on the story of the Gingerbread Man. This is a marvelous book for reading aloud, with its rich language and Garth Williams's entrancing illustrations (thankfully not colorized). This edition features a redesigned jacket and a larger trim size.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Garth Williams. Geared to gift-buyers, this "50th Anniversary Retrospective Edition" is an oversize book featuring large print. Bigger is not necessarily better, and Rosemary Wells's colorization of Garth Williams's artwork adds little to the book. Appended is an informative afterword by Peter F. Neumeyer.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander

(3) K-3 This large volume pulls together ten stories first published as Little Golden Books between 1948 and 1962, including A Tale of Tails, The Sailor Dog, Home for a Bunny, and Mister Dog. All of Williams's original illustrations are included. It's been years since the art has looked so fresh, and the oversize format and heavy paper stock make it a pleasure to handle.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz

(4) 1-3 Illustrated by Garth Williams. This oversized "special read-aloud edition" contains large, easy-to-read print. Unfortunately, the enlarging of Garth Williams's pencil drawings, with their soft lines and shading, results in some indistinct and hazy illustrations. Grandparents and baby-boomer parents may appreciate the large print, but they won't appreciate the extra heft.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander

(3) PS Illustrated by Garth Williams. Four new editions of old favorites revisit the golden age of Golden Books.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(4) 4-6 A brief introduction establishes the background and setting of each of these Christmas stories collected from 'Farmer Boy, By the Shores of Silver Lake, The Long Winter', and 'These Happy Golden Years'. Although the concept is appealing, the book contains unattractive colorized versions of Williams's illustrations.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.