(3) K-3 Illustrated by Eliza Wheeler. This neighborhood legend about the annual campaign children wage to pilfer the prized fruit from a pomegranate tree is wonderfully memorable thanks to Doyen's lively language and nimble rhymes. The tree's starkly different sister-owners, the Witch and the Kindly Lady, add a mysterious Halloween aspect. Wheeler's mood-setting ink and watercolor illustrations showcase both festive colors and small, clever details to great effect.

Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Barry Moser. In this witty text, complete with amusing invented words, elder mice warn the youngsters against venturing into the night: "If those who swoop or them that pounce / Glimpse just a whisk! an inch! an ounce! / Jaw-claws will trounce a wayward mouse." However, foolish Jam Boy ignores these words of wisdom. Moser's deep-hued, moonlit illustrations are suspenseful and humorous.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert