(2) K-3 Amos wanted to keep the moon, as other children have wished to do, and his inquiries about a way to accomplish this have an unexpected and satisfactory conclusion. The beautiful pictures have a colorful, lighthearted gaiety in this facsimile edition.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 1949

(2) K-3 The youngest Rollatini, Bambino, can't join his elders as a circus bareback rider because their Big Wonder Horse, Ammonia, only accommodates five. No other circus act will do for Bambino--he wants to be with his family. Balet's art, as well as his words, have the verve and gala atmosphere of the circus, with double-spreads that run riot with color and motion.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: December, 1959

(4) PS Illustrated by Alexander Girard. This reissue introduces young readers to a wealth of color and to the art of mid-twentieth-century designer Girard: twenty-six images of his designs and textiles, a painting, and some wooden toys. Each double-page spread is individually arresting, with art on the right and large, multicolored text on the left; the rhymes are clunky and forgettable. More useful for adults than for preschoolers.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

(3) PS Illustrated by Patrick Hruby. "There are many wonderful things growing in my garden," says a kid narrator, from "1 onion, with many, many peels" through "12 tall tulips, in a long yellow row." Each announcement is followed by a wordless spread showing how the new addition has improved the big picture; the result is a kaleidoscopic, digitized-looking expanse of living things.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Ivan Chermayeff. A poetic, stream-of-consciousness text lets us inside a child's head as a parent gets him up and dressed. "I was thinking of trips / I was thinking of going far away in ships..." Clever use of typography differentiates the speakers (we never see either character, except on the cover); simple, bold illustrations effectively capture the child's imaginative musings.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Ed Emberley. The Emberleys paint the tall-tale figure as a strong and mighty but also a "kind and gentle," larger-than-life hero. Barbara Emberley's text is appropriately folksy and engaging, while Ed Emberley's iconic woodcuts--using pine hand-split by the illustrator himself--in browns and blues stand up to The Horn Book Magazine's original assessment: "A striking graphic arts achievement."

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: February, 1964; November, 2015

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Ed Emberley. Black woodcuts against bright solid-color pages--a different color for every page--picture images evoked by an old spiritual, building cumulative excitement in this Caldecott Honor book. The stunning visual experience will have an extra dimension if readers are familiar with the music. No source is given for the traditional song, though a musical score is appended.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: October, 1966

(2) K-3 "You'll find lots around / If you'll just look and see." This provocative and humorous picture book aims to show how readers may recognize shapes in all kinds of things. The sketches in blue, green, and black have sprightly detail and free use of space: from the flea's wing and bird's beak to the big Ferris wheel.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: August, 1961

(3) K-3 Illustrated by John Alcorn. Introduction by Steven Alcorn. This paean to the art of writing, originally published abroad in 1964 and definitely a product of the psychedelic sixties, celebrates the beauty and power of the written word, encouraging children to write: a poem, a story, a song, a letter. Both the sometimes-surreal illustrations (with their neon pinks and oranges) and the inventive typography are attention-getting and distinctive.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Sun Young Yoo. A shoemaker dies, leaving her daughter a pair of beautifully crafted red shoes. An envious queen gives the girl three days to surrender her shoes--or her feet will be cut off. Though the text needs copyediting, its girl-power spin on the original Hans Christian Andersen tale is creative. The black-and-white pen-and-ink art--roomy, flowing, fastidious--on creamy paper is seductive.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) K-3 This collection compiled by fashion designer Oldham features fifty-two creative arts-and-crafts projects (e.g., a rainbow-striped bed headboard decorated with colored duct tape, a "pom pom rug rug" made of yarn). Additionally, the text presents background about the Modernist design movement and highlights artists including Alexander Girard, Marimekko, Alexander Calder, and Paul Rand. Vibrant photographs display the step-by-step processes and finished projects. Reading list, websites.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz