(3) 4-6 Eleven-year-old Arlo lost his parents as a baby and has been raised by his grandfather. But when Poppo's Alzheimer's becomes increasingly problematic, Arlo turns to the grandmother he hardly knows and must repair the family rift to keep himself out of foster care. Sullivan crafts a moving intergenerational tale and populates it with deep, multidimensional characters.

Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Barry Root. As Sullivan explains in an excellent note, musician Jake Krack was only nine when he traveled to hear noted fiddler Melvin Wine, then eighty-six. Inspired by that friendship, Sullivan depicts just such an old man and gifted boy. The story is told in the lyrical, laconic lilt of its Appalachian setting, also captured in gentle golden-tinged gouache and watercolor paintings. Websites. Bib.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2011

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Tricia Tusa. Second-grade writing whiz Lizzie's baby brother annoyingly interrupts her storytelling time and again. But when Mom takes him to visit Gramma, Lizzie find herself suffering from writer's block. The theme of coming to terms with a pesky new sibling is familiar; however, the details--from Lizzie's lucky Princess Merriweather pencil to her flat-on-her-back storytelling pose--are uniquely Sullivan and Tusa's.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Greg Shed. One hot day, Molly encounters a girl called Miracle outside the store where they both want to buy an ice pop. Realizing Miracle doesn't have enough money, Molly secretly enlists Granddaddy's help. Soon the two new friends are sharing their treats. Though the realistic gouache paintings for this feel-good story sometimes look posed, they do evoke a bygone small-town summer.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert