(3) 1-3 Translated by Shelley Tanaka. Like the Hatfields and McCoys, the Hound and Hare families don't like each other (nobody remembers why). When Harley Hare and Hugo Hound sneak out to participate in the Big Race--then get caught in a storm--barriers are broken and new bonds forged. The story, featuring childlike colored-pencil and ink illustrations and some funny one-liners, is generally light on didacticism.

Reviewer: Susan Halperin

(2) 4-6 Translated by Shelley Tanaka. Berner presents eight cartoon-strip versions of Grimm stories. Straightforward, pared-down translations with mild demotic touches (e.g., Rapunzel's rueful complaint, "Oh, brother, not again") are accompanied by sometimes cheeky drawings of a folktale world featuring wishing wells and wolves and hedgehogs playing bagpipes. The format works perfectly with the material; this would be a fine first Grimm for the older elementary-school crowd.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2010

(3) K-3 Each of four sections named for the seasons begins with the introduction of a dozen-plus recurring characters and a few questions ("Who has thrown away a banana?") that are answered in ensuing bustling city and town scenes. More than a Where's Waldo?-esque search game, this marvelous large-scale offering shows readers how in a single year, change gradually but surely happens.

Reviewer: Nell Beram