(3) K-3 Translated by Daniel Hahn. Illustrated by Claude K. Dubois. In this French import, an omniscient narrator describes a day in the life of an elderly homeless man in an unnamed city. Toward book's end, a girl--the only person to show him kindness in the course of the day--offers him her sandwich. Many of the spreads are wordless, making it hard not to focus on the humanity expressed in Claude K. Dubois's adept sketch-and-watercolor-like illustrations.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Translated by Daniel Hahn. When rabbit Tom meets Wolfy, the former has never seen a wolf before, and vice versa. After the new friends' game of "Who's-afraid-of-the-big-bad-wolf?" sends Tom running to his burrow in fear, Wolfy encounters some wolves who scare even him, and he finally sees himself through Tom's eyes. This clunky, empathy-pushing parable from France is redeemed by handsome spreads in mainly primary colors.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(1) K-3 Translated by Daniel Hahn. This subversive French import riffs on the standard before-and-after setup with a crafty conceit and playful presentation. On the opening spread's left-hand page sits a grouping of seaside items, titled "MY PICTURES," labeled in loopy cursive. On the right, "MY PICTURES after the storm" display the same items, now altered: the pail is a puddle, the slide is overturned, etc. Subsequent juxtapositions up the ante with increasingly beguiling transmogrifications.

Reviewer: Thom Barthelmess | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2017

(4) YA Translated by Daniel Hahn. Orphaned Samuel, homeless and hungry, stumbles into a small Brazilian town and makes an unlikely home for himself inside the giant, hollow head of an unfinished St. Anthony statue. There, inexplicably, he can hear the private prayers of the townspeople. A strange and satisfying read that will please fans of Gabriel García Márquez but feels like a mismatch for a young adult audience.

Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello

(4) K-3 Translated by Daniel Hahn. Illustrated by Bernardo P. Carvalho. In this Portuguese import, a guard on a spare left-hand page stops a civilian: "No one's allowed onto the right-hand page"--general's orders. Soon others gather and, while compliant, respectfully challenge the guard. Then a ball bounces onto the right-hand page... The ending is abrupt, but by then the democratic point has been adroitly made, abetted by what looks like child-drawn Magic Marker illustrations.

Reviewer: Nell Beram