(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Kelsey Garrity-Riley. Logophiles who've struggled for a word to express a particular "other-worldly" emotion, sight, or sensation will appreciate this slim, pretty compendium of evocative, little-known words and their definitions. Muted artwork nicely echoes the mood of the words, which are loosely grouped by association. Lack of pronunciation guidance is a misstep as eighteen languages are included. A word list by language is appended. Ind.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

(3) K-3 Fifteen perceptive, keenly observant poems take a young immigrant boy through a year in which he moves from terrible homesickness for his Hong Kong home to a sense of belonging in New York's Chinatown. The beauty of the poetry is deepened and extended by full-page paintings. Though ultrarealistic, they nonetheless project emotion.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow