(3) 4-6 Adapted by Edith. Illustrated by Edith. This carefully crafted comics edition of Pearce's classic novel is true to the original story and tone--even if some of the book's most dramatic moments seem too muted (the skating-to-Ely scene; the Tom-meets-Mrs.-Bartholomew scene). The art itself is beautiful, with an effective contrast between the drabness of Tom's days and the lushness of his nightly adventures with Hatty in the garden.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Helen Craig. Amy brings some sustaining talismans from home on an overnight stay at Grandma's. When homesickness hits, she discovers that her belongings have taken on magical powers; her bedside mat, for example, becomes a flying carpet that whisks her home for a reassuring glimpse of her family. Pearce and Craig pack a lot of emotion and truth into this gentle story.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2014

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Helen Craig. When Till's beloved dog vanishes, a strange little man--a Finder--appears at the garden gate and offers to help. The dreamlike story unfolds slowly, and Craig's illustrations, sketchlike black-and-white drawings and crosshatched color pictures, echo the novel's lilting cadences. Pearce and Craig, grandmothers to the same two boys, collaborated on the volume until Pearce's death in 2006.

Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Wayne Anderson. Pearce's original fairy tale has the richness and depth of ancient folklore, full of twists and turns with goodness rewarded and evil punished. Readers will enjoy her mesmerizing story about Jack, his wicked brother, and the enchanted squirrel who becomes Jack's wife as a reward for his services to the mysterious green people. Anderson's new art expands and enhances this lovely edition.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: June, 1972

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Tom Pohrt. A mole, who has magically gained immortality and the capacity for human speech, encounters two humans: Mr. Franklin, a scientist, wants to study the mole; Bet, a lonely, thoughtful child, wants to make a friend. The mole simply wants to lose the burden of immortality. Lyrical, bittersweet, and bracingly unsentimental, the story contains a complicated, satisfying plot.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2004

(1) 4-6 Bringing together stories from earlier collections and material not previously available in the U.S., Pearce demonstrates her masterful delineation of a child-centered territory she has made particularly her own. The adult world is, in these stories, murky and puzzling; children glean, fossick, eavesdrop, and cobble together their own realities. These thirty-seven stories, published over six decades, are remarkably undated.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2002