(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Steve Adams. Smith "scales down" related, unfathomably large distances, time frames, or data (the history of Earth, all of the world's energy, life expectancy, etc.) to "things we can see, feel and touch," making the ideas comprehensible for kids. Playful, surrealistic art celebrates the book's imaginative concept and gives a visual reality to the comparisons. A note with activities is included. Reading list, websites.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(3) K-3 Tales of the World series. Illustrated by Steve Adams. Cook focuses on a boy in the south of France who dreams of following in his chef father's footsteps. Year is about an Irish girl whose family members are nomadic Travelers. Whelan aptly describes the children's attitudes toward their unusual lives. Both books' illustrations are eye-pleasing and highlight unique aspects of each culture. Glos. Review covers these Tales of the World titles: The Boy Who Wanted to Cook and Megan's Year.

Reviewer: Sophie Williamson

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Steve Adams. In this detailed biography, some of the information seems superfluous; the book would have benefited from a more selective, fine-tuned text. However, both the inclusion throughout of well-chosen quotes from Barrie's work and Adams's soft-hued, nicely textured illustrations artfully elaborate upon the text's depiction of how Barrie's early life influenced his eventual creation of Peter Pan.

Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter