The Horn Book Guide

YOUNGER FICTION

Rylant, Cynthia

The Cobble Street Cousins: Special Gifts

56 pp. | Simon | May, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-689-81714-2 $$14.00

(4) 1-3 Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. As in the first two books, these stories follow the minor adventures of three cousins as they spend a year living with a beloved aunt. Although there's little in the way of character development, young girls will enjoy reading about the kind and sweet characters, whose conflict-free lives are full of friends, successful ventures, and good times. Halperin's delicate, old-fashioned drawings contribute to the cozy, quaint feel of the stories.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth