(2) K-3 Illustrated by David Slonim. Part warm family holiday story, part art appreciation book, part cumulative rhyme. Yacowitz's Hanukkah-themed text lists items swallowed by the bubbie, while Slonim's humorous cartoony illustrations tell their own story, courtesy of the old masters. Bubbie stands in for the Mona Lisa; homages to van Gogh, Hopper ("Mel's All-Night Latkes" diner), and others make cameo appearances. An artist's note is appended.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2014

(4) K-3 Native Americans series. Report writers will find basic information about the history, traditions, and lifestyle of each of these Native American tribes. The books also include brief mention of the status of the tribes today. Although these are serviceable introductions, the simple texts are full of generalizations. Illustrations include historic photographs, stock photos, and drawings. Maps, reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Native Americans titles: Cherokee Indians, Chinook Indians, Comanche Indians, Iroquois Indians, Lakota Indians, and Seminole Indians.]

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) K-3 Native Americans series. Report writers will find basic information about the history, traditions, and lifestyle of each of these Native American tribes. The books also include brief mention of the status of the tribes today. Although these are serviceable introductions, the simple texts are full of generalizations. Illustrations include historic photographs, stock photos, and drawings. Maps, reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Native Americans titles: Cherokee Indians, Chinook Indians, Comanche Indians, Iroquois Indians, Lakota Indians, and Seminole Indians.]

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) K-3 Native Americans series. Report writers will find basic information about the history, traditions, and lifestyle of each of these Native American tribes. The books also include brief mention of the status of the tribes today. Although these are serviceable introductions, the simple texts are full of generalizations. Illustrations include historic photographs, stock photos, and drawings. Maps, reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Native Americans titles: Cherokee Indians, Chinook Indians, Comanche Indians, Iroquois Indians, Lakota Indians, and Seminole Indians.]

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) K-3 Native Americans series. Report writers will find basic information about the history, traditions, and lifestyle of each of these Native American tribes. The books also include brief mention of the status of the tribes today. Although these are serviceable introductions, the simple texts are full of generalizations. Illustrations include historic photographs, stock photos, and drawings. Maps, reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Native Americans titles: Cherokee Indians, Chinook Indians, Comanche Indians, Iroquois Indians, Lakota Indians, and Seminole Indians.]

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Joe Cepeda. Old Juana grows enormous pumpkins that always win her the "special pumpkin crown at the big fiesta each year." Her neighbor, Foolish Fernando, vows to learn her secret and capture the crown for himself. The warm-toned oil paintings contain flat but expressive figures. The book is both amusing and satisfying, competently executed, and good for read-aloud sharing.

Reviewer: Margaret A. Bush | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 1998