(3) K-3 Illustrated by Laura Jacobsen. Ostensibly narrated by the subject's brother, this fictional reminiscence affectionately describes the life of Vermont farm boy-turned-scientist Willie Bentley. Consumed by a passion for snowflakes, Willie devoted himself to photographing their ephemeral beauty, often with homemade aids. Saturated black-outlined, warm-toned pastel images deftly illustrate the accomplished text.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Karen A. Jerome. A boy mourns the death of his best friend by thinking of all the fun they had together, choosing something to put in a class memory box, and making overtures toward Nathan's sister. This quiet book is illustrated with soft-focus watercolors and written with a first-person voice full of longing, though death is not overtly mentioned in the text.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth