(4) YA Illustrated by Kelsey Garrity-Riley. This slim volume of seven short stories includes those of a girl longing to be free of her tyrannical father and a young man creating a substitute family with his restaurant co-workers. Selections involving a talking doll and a squirrel feel a bit misplaced amid the others. Subdued prose and a rather downbeat tone characterize picture-book author Croza's foray into fiction for older kids.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Matt James. In I Know Here, the narrator knows she and her family will soon be leaving their Saskatchewan home for the city, and in this sequel, so they do. The palette of the Toronto scenes is predominately blue-sky sunny, reflecting the story's ultimate optimism (events include finding a friend), although the wild dark colors of the forest continue their hold on the girl's memories.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2014

(1) K-3 Illustrated by Matt James. A little girl's family is moving from its one-road community in the wilderness to Toronto. The narrative is intensely first-personal, as the girl describes the things and places that matter most to her. While the text is deliberate and declarative, the illustrations are extravagantly expressionistic; round, comforting shapes are everywhere, from the curve of the purple-black road to the communal old-fashioned TV.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2010