(4) 4-6 Looking Glass Library series. Illustrated by Howard Pyle. These sturdily bound editions include the full texts of children's literature classics with their original illustrations. Each title opens with an introduction by a contemporary children's writer; brief "About the Author" notes are appended. The compact trim size makes the font a little hard to read and the pictures a wee bit small. Otherwise, a decent selection. Review covers these Looking Glass Library titles: The Princess and the Goblin, The Book of Dragons, Five Children and It, and Twilight Land.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Scott McKowen. Repeated small motifs at the opening of every chapter are rendered in scratchboard in this edition of the classic about the exploits of the outlaw Robin Hood. The volume is attractive, but the addition of some full-page illustrations would have created a nice resting place for the eye, as the text is quite dense. Discussion questions about the story are appended.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

(2) 4-6 Choosing a storyteller's favorite from the twenty-four stories in 'The Wonder Clock', the artist pays homage to a great illustrator. Hyman's illustrations give the story a fresh twentieth-century flavor that is decidedly in keeping with the vigor of the text. This reissue will be of special interest to fans of 'Bearskin', another tale from 'The Wonder Clock', recently re-illustrated by Hyman.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.