(4) K-3 Looking Glass Library: My Family series. Illustrated by Zoe Persico. Second-grade class photographer Lenny shadows six "Students of the Week," observing each child's home life and candidly photographing the diverse, cheery families. The formulaic stories each attempt to underscore the all-kind-of-families series premise, but readers may be confused about some story elements (e.g., Lenny's presumed mom is occasionally pictured but isn't identified in the text). Smiling, wide-eyed characters populate the cartoonish illustrations. Review covers these Looking Glass Library: My Family titles: My Adopted Family, My Blended Family, My First-Generation Family, My Single Dad, My Single Mom, and My Special Needs Family.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Looking Glass Library: My Family series. Illustrated by Zoe Persico. Second-grade class photographer Lenny shadows six "Students of the Week," observing each child's home life and candidly photographing the diverse, cheery families. The formulaic stories each attempt to underscore the all-kind-of-families series premise, but readers may be confused about some story elements (e.g., Lenny's presumed mom is occasionally pictured but isn't identified in the text). Smiling, wide-eyed characters populate the cartoonish illustrations. Review covers these Looking Glass Library: My Family titles: My Adopted Family, My Blended Family, My First-Generation Family, My Single Dad, My Single Mom, and My Special Needs Family.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Looking Glass Library: My Family series. Illustrated by Zoe Persico. Second-grade class photographer Lenny shadows six "Students of the Week," observing each child's home life and candidly photographing the diverse, cheery families. The formulaic stories each attempt to underscore the all-kind-of-families series premise, but readers may be confused about some story elements (e.g., Lenny's presumed mom is occasionally pictured but isn't identified in the text). Smiling, wide-eyed characters populate the cartoonish illustrations. Review covers these Looking Glass Library: My Family titles: My Adopted Family, My Blended Family, My First-Generation Family, My Single Dad, My Single Mom, and My Special Needs Family.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Looking Glass Library: My Family series. Illustrated by Zoe Persico. Second-grade class photographer Lenny shadows six "Students of the Week," observing each child's home life and candidly photographing the diverse, cheery families. The formulaic stories each attempt to underscore the all-kind-of-families series premise, but readers may be confused about some story elements (e.g., Lenny's presumed mom is occasionally pictured but isn't identified in the text). Smiling, wide-eyed characters populate the cartoonish illustrations. Review covers these Looking Glass Library: My Family titles: My Adopted Family, My Blended Family, My First-Generation Family, My Single Dad, My Single Mom, and My Special Needs Family.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Looking Glass Library: My Family series. Illustrated by Zoe Persico. Second-grade class photographer Lenny shadows six "Students of the Week," observing each child's home life and candidly photographing the diverse, cheery families. The formulaic stories each attempt to underscore the all-kind-of-families series premise, but readers may be confused about some story elements (e.g., Lenny's presumed mom is occasionally pictured but isn't identified in the text). Smiling, wide-eyed characters populate the cartoonish illustrations. Review covers these Looking Glass Library: My Family titles: My Adopted Family, My Blended Family, My First-Generation Family, My Single Dad, My Single Mom, and My Special Needs Family.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Looking Glass Library: My Family series. Illustrated by Zoe Persico. Second-grade class photographer Lenny shadows six "Students of the Week," observing each child's home life and candidly photographing the diverse, cheery families. The formulaic stories each attempt to underscore the all-kind-of-families series premise, but readers may be confused about some story elements (e.g., Lenny's presumed mom is occasionally pictured but isn't identified in the text). Smiling, wide-eyed characters populate the cartoonish illustrations. Review covers these Looking Glass Library: My Family titles: My Adopted Family, My Blended Family, My First-Generation Family, My Single Dad, My Single Mom, and My Special Needs Family.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Looking Glass Library: I Like to Draw! series. Illustrated by James Penfield. Step-by-step instructions and diagrams lead aspiring artists through the process of drawing a variety of people and objects. Baltzer's directions are clear and concise, and sidebars and appended facts offer bonus bits of nonfiction. Whether Penfield's illustrations are intentionally childlike is unclear; while his style may be reassuring to beginners, more experienced artists may find his odd proportions and unsteady lines off-putting. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Looking Glass Library: I Like to Draw! titles: Cars and Trucks, Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals, Dogs and Cats, Monsters and Other Mythical Creatures, Pirates on the High Seas, and A Royal Court in Its Kingdom.

Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

(4) K-3 Looking Glass Library: I Like to Draw! series. Illustrated by James Penfield. Step-by-step instructions and diagrams lead aspiring artists through the process of drawing a variety of people and objects. Baltzer's directions are clear and concise, and sidebars and appended facts offer bonus bits of nonfiction. Whether Penfield's illustrations are intentionally childlike is unclear; while his style may be reassuring to beginners, more experienced artists may find his odd proportions and unsteady lines off-putting. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Looking Glass Library: I Like to Draw! titles: Cars and Trucks, Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals, Dogs and Cats, Monsters and Other Mythical Creatures, Pirates on the High Seas, and A Royal Court in Its Kingdom.

Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

(4) K-3 Looking Glass Library: I Like to Draw! series. Illustrated by James Penfield. Step-by-step instructions and diagrams lead aspiring artists through the process of drawing a variety of people and objects. Baltzer's directions are clear and concise, and sidebars and appended facts offer bonus bits of nonfiction. Whether Penfield's illustrations are intentionally childlike is unclear; while his style may be reassuring to beginners, more experienced artists may find his odd proportions and unsteady lines off-putting. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Looking Glass Library: I Like to Draw! titles: Cars and Trucks, Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals, Dogs and Cats, Monsters and Other Mythical Creatures, Pirates on the High Seas, and A Royal Court in Its Kingdom.

Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

(4) K-3 Looking Glass Library: I Like to Draw! series. Illustrated by James Penfield. Step-by-step instructions and diagrams lead aspiring artists through the process of drawing a variety of people and objects. Baltzer's directions are clear and concise, and sidebars and appended facts offer bonus bits of nonfiction. Whether Penfield's illustrations are intentionally childlike is unclear; while his style may be reassuring to beginners, more experienced artists may find his odd proportions and unsteady lines off-putting. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Looking Glass Library: I Like to Draw! titles: Cars and Trucks, Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals, Dogs and Cats, Monsters and Other Mythical Creatures, Pirates on the High Seas, and A Royal Court in Its Kingdom.

Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

(4) K-3 Looking Glass Library: I Like to Draw! series. Illustrated by James Penfield. Step-by-step instructions and diagrams lead aspiring artists through the process of drawing a variety of people and objects. Baltzer's directions are clear and concise, and sidebars and appended facts offer bonus bits of nonfiction. Whether Penfield's illustrations are intentionally childlike is unclear; while his style may be reassuring to beginners, more experienced artists may find his odd proportions and unsteady lines off-putting. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Looking Glass Library: I Like to Draw! titles: Cars and Trucks, Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals, Dogs and Cats, Monsters and Other Mythical Creatures, Pirates on the High Seas, and A Royal Court in Its Kingdom.

Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

(4) K-3 Looking Glass Library: I Like to Draw! series. Illustrated by James Penfield. Step-by-step instructions and diagrams lead aspiring artists through the process of drawing a variety of people and objects. Baltzer's directions are clear and concise, and sidebars and appended facts offer bonus bits of nonfiction. Whether Penfield's illustrations are intentionally childlike is unclear; while his style may be reassuring to beginners, more experienced artists may find his odd proportions and unsteady lines off-putting. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Looking Glass Library: I Like to Draw! titles: Cars and Trucks, Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals, Dogs and Cats, Monsters and Other Mythical Creatures, Pirates on the High Seas, and A Royal Court in Its Kingdom.

Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

(3) K-3 Looking Glass Library: The Seasons series. Illustrated by Stephanie Bauer. Each book very slightly introduces a season using simple questions, covering why it occurs; when it does; what the weather is like; and what animals, plants, and people do during that time of year. The childlike illustrations mix color and patterns to evoke the feel of each season. Some simplistic activity ideas ("watch fireworks," "rake leaves," etc.) are appended. Glos., ind. Review covers these Looking Glass Library: The Seasons titles: Autumn, Spring, Summer, and Winter.

Reviewer: Julie Bartynski-Fenner

(3) K-3 Looking Glass Library: The Seasons series. Illustrated by Stephanie Bauer. Each book very slightly introduces a season using simple questions, covering why it occurs; when it does; what the weather is like; and what animals, plants, and people do during that time of year. The childlike illustrations mix color and patterns to evoke the feel of each season. Some simplistic activity ideas ("watch fireworks," "rake leaves," etc.) are appended. Glos., ind. Review covers these Looking Glass Library: The Seasons titles: Autumn, Spring, Summer, and Winter.

Reviewer: Julie Bartynski-Fenner

(3) K-3 Looking Glass Library: The Seasons series. Illustrated by Stephanie Bauer. Each book very slightly introduces a season using simple questions, covering why it occurs; when it does; what the weather is like; and what animals, plants, and people do during that time of year. The childlike illustrations mix color and patterns to evoke the feel of each season. Some simplistic activity ideas ("watch fireworks," "rake leaves," etc.) are appended. Glos., ind. Review covers these Looking Glass Library: The Seasons titles: Autumn, Spring, Summer, and Winter.

Reviewer: Julie Bartynski-Fenner

(3) K-3 Looking Glass Library: The Seasons series. Illustrated by Stephanie Bauer. Each book very slightly introduces a season using simple questions, covering why it occurs; when it does; what the weather is like; and what animals, plants, and people do during that time of year. The childlike illustrations mix color and patterns to evoke the feel of each season. Some simplistic activity ideas ("watch fireworks," "rake leaves," etc.) are appended. Glos., ind. Review covers these Looking Glass Library: The Seasons titles: Autumn, Spring, Summer, and Winter.

Reviewer: Julie Bartynski-Fenner

(3) 4-6 Looking Glass Library series. Kipling's classic short stories about Mowgli, a human boy raised by animals in the Indian jungle, as well as the tale of mongoose Rikki-tikki-tavi are presented here in a compact bargain edition. The original line drawings and a new introduction by Neil Gaiman (whose Graveyard Book was inspired by The Jungle Book) accompany the stories.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher

(4) PS Looking Glass Library: Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes series. Illustrated by Jeremy Tugeau. Each volume presents thirteen nursery rhymes, including the occasional tongue twister, grouped by theme; this works better with some volumes (e.g., Count) than others (Friends). Pleasant enough paintings of smiling children, some contemporary-looking, others old-fashioned, illustrate the rhymes. A brief introduction, nearly identical across volumes, begins the books. Glos. Review covers these Looking Glass Library: Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes titles: Animal Tales from Mother Goose, Bedtime with Mother Goose, Count Along with Mother Goose, and Making Friends with Mother Goose.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(4) PS Looking Glass Library: Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes series. Illustrated by Jeremy Tugeau. Each volume presents thirteen nursery rhymes, including the occasional tongue twister, grouped by theme; this works better with some volumes (e.g., Count) than others (Friends). Pleasant enough paintings of smiling children, some contemporary-looking, others old-fashioned, illustrate the rhymes. A brief introduction, nearly identical across volumes, begins the books. Glos. Review covers these Looking Glass Library: Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes titles: Animal Tales from Mother Goose, Bedtime with Mother Goose, Count Along with Mother Goose, and Making Friends with Mother Goose.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(4) PS Looking Glass Library: Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes series. Illustrated by Jeremy Tugeau. Each volume presents thirteen nursery rhymes, including the occasional tongue twister, grouped by theme; this works better with some volumes (e.g., Count) than others (Friends). Pleasant enough paintings of smiling children, some contemporary-looking, others old-fashioned, illustrate the rhymes. A brief introduction, nearly identical across volumes, begins the books. Glos. Review covers these Looking Glass Library: Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes titles: Animal Tales from Mother Goose, Bedtime with Mother Goose, Count Along with Mother Goose, and Making Friends with Mother Goose.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan