The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Enderle, Judith Ross , Tessler, Stephanie Gordon

Upstairs

32 pp. | Boyds | September, 1998 | Trade ISBN 1-56397-466-5 $$14.95

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Kate Salley Palmer. Elbie, the sole kid in his building, longs for a friend, but the new tenants seem odd--funny noises come from their apartment, a trail of straw leads to their door, and dirt drops from their windows. When Elbie finally pays the newcomers a visit, he meets a gray-haired lady named Ethel and her family, an assortment of cows, pigs, and hens. Pleasant if uninspired colored pencil pictures accompany the mildly amusing story.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute