(2) K-3 Illustrated by LeUyen Pham. This romantic picture-book account details the conception, design, and construction of the Frank Lloyd Wright house Fallingwater in Pennsylvania. The prose is by turns straightforward, staccato, and lyrical. Readers may recognize Pham's usual visual style in the cartoony human figures, but elsewhere the watercolor, ink, and gouache art channels Wright's clean design and its unique, organic harmony with nature. Bib.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2018

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Amanda Hall. Brother Giovanni invents a new reward to persuade children to learn their prayers for the Bishop's visit. The doughy treats, covered in salt and resembling arms crossed in prayer, were named pretiolas, known today as pretzels. An imagined story with a grain of truth, this book includes a recipe for soft pretzels and harmonious watercolor and gouache paintings reminiscent of Italian frescoes.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Kathleen Kemly. The Stark brothers' nursery samples new varieties of apples each year, searching for types worth developing. In 1914 a farmer sends them a yellow apple, which the brothers successfully market as Golden Delicious. Smucker's breathless tone can be wearing, but the information is solid; an author's note tells more about the real Stark brothers. Cartoony golden-hued illustrations are pleasant but otherwise unremarkable.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin