(3) 1-3 Piper Green and the Fairy Tree series. Illustrated by Qin Leng. In her third multi-stranded adventure set on a small Maine island, seven-year-old Piper Green sets out to earn enough money to buy a horse, befriends a seal (whom she terms a "sea pony"), and finds her lobsterman father's lost skiff. Brief chapters, a wealth of expressive line-and-wash illustrations, and Piper's irrepressible nature will hold the interest of newly independent readers.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

(3) 1-3 Piper Green and the Fairy Tree series. Illustrated by Qin Leng. When a new student joins her second-grade class (riding the lobster boat to school with everyone else), Piper's lucky streak seems to come to an end. In her second chapter book, imaginative and opinionated Piper is the driving force behind the emotionally resonate slice-of-life plot set on Peek-a-Boo Island. The short chapters are accompanied by lighthearted black-and-white illustrations.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn