(3) 4-6 Enchanted Emporium series. Illustrated by Iacopo Bruno. After the latest events of the series, thirteen-year-old Scottish boy Finley vowed to never return to the Enchanted Emporium. But when Aiby sends a distress call, Finley finds himself on a quest to save her and the seven shopkeeper families from the evil Semueld Askell. This clever fourth book is bolstered by descriptive language and meticulously drawn illustrations of the magical objects.

Reviewer: Lana Barnes

(3) 4-6 Enchanted Emporium series. Translated by Maria Allen. Illustrated by Iacopo Bruno. In a Scottish village, thirteen-year-old Finn meets the Lily family, who runs a centuries-old shop that specializes in magical objects. Soon Finn finds himself in the midst of an ancient rivalry. The story starts slowly but builds to Finn's climactic face-off with a giant. Illustrated pages from the (fictional) Big Book of Magical Objects are interspersed in this Italian import.

Reviewer: Lana Barnes

(4) 4-6 Enchanted Emporium series. Illustrated by Iacopo Bruno. In book two, fourteen-year-old Finley McPhee, defender of the Enchanted Emporium (a shop that sells magical objects), looks to the Lily family for help in uncovering the identity of the mystical man behind strange goings-on in Finley's Scottish village. Short chapters and quirky characters somewhat redeem the story's truncated ending. Black-and-white illustrations of magical objects with descriptions are placed before chapters.

Reviewer: Lana Barnes