(3) K-3 Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark. Hilda loves her three pet monkeys, but every time she leaves the house they make a big mess. When she wishes for a more peaceful life, the monkeys hide--leading Hilda to realize that she'd rather have chaos than quiet. A sweet if familiar tale, imaginatively told, with illustrations incorporating textile-like patterns and homey details.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark. New father Toto tells his puppies the Wizard of Oz story from his perspective. Familiar scenes from the classic tale remain, interspersed with Toto's amusing asides. Clark's double-page, single-page, and vignette illustrations bring the humor and wonder of Oz to life. The attractive volume should please both fans of the movie and Baum devotees.

Reviewer: Mariko Turk

(4) PS Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark. This sentimental story has Lily asking her grandma what she will be when she grows up. "A lot of people think I've grown up already," Grandma replies, but Lily proceeds to suggest variously Lily-pleasing vocations (face painter, lollipop maker, magic fairy); Grandma's eventual decision is predictable but endearing. Pastel-hued watercolor and pencil illustrations feature a youthful, lively grandmother playing out the roles.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark. In Morpurgo's Hamelin Town, the children starve while the "rich and the greedy lived like kings and queens." Then comes a "plague of rats," who eat all the food and begin hunting in packs. Before its happy ending, the book is pretty grim; Clark's watercolors lighten the mood with lots of patterns and by depicting the rats as slightly comical.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2012

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark. In this riff on the jump rope chant, folklore characters burst through the protagonist's door; readers will notice that the guests, dressed to the nines (Chichester Clark clothes them in gorgeous fabrics), are carrying gifts and balloons. Author and illustrator capture the crazy joy of a surprise party while slyly acknowledging the anxiety that can come with being the center of attention.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2009

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark. Morpurgo's darkly psychological (and wordy) text includes an entire front story; the stepmother-witch turns the children's mother into a willow tree and entrances the father, thereby setting the scene for the more familiar part of the tale. Watercolor and colored-pencil illustrations, which extend the text even further, effectively contrast light-filled scenes of home with those that show the dark, menacing, beckoning woods.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark. Lovers of folklore will enjoy this noteworthy collection. These ten stories, including "The Sleeping Beauty: The Story of Briar Rose," "The Magic Gingerbread House: The Story of Hansel and Gretel," and "The Golden-Haired Girl in the Tower: The Story of Rapunzel" are illustrated in glorious full color.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark. Morpurgo's retellings of twenty-one fables are longer than those found in many collections. The retellings are as unremarkable as Clark's watercolor paintings, in which the animals are more cute than realistic, but the book and Morpurgo's interpretations of the stories and morals will appeal to the intended audience.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark. These fifteen myths move from Aeneas, Rome's founding by Romulus and Remus, and the "theft" of the Sabine women to the legendary role of Juno's geese during the sack of Rome. The watercolor and pencil art is elegantly composed yet as cheerfully informal as the text. McCaughrean offers notes setting the myths in their historical context. An entertaining new take on the old myths.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2001

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark. Watercolor paintings accompany eight stories about dolls and other toys. A few of the tales are classics, including "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Nutcracker," and a Raggedy Ann tale, while others will be new to most readers. Although the large typeface is easy to read and the pictures abundant, the illustrations are undistinguished and portray each story in the same bland style.

Reviewer: Anne St. John

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark. Zeus and Hera's seething marital rivalry provides the frame story here, and most of the fifteen tales relate to their tricks and plots of revenge. After the introductory explanations, the myths are compelling. The cartoon-style illustrations--which vary in style and occasionally reflect ancient art--are incongruent with the larger-than-life figures and events, but they will make the book inviting to reluctant readers.

Reviewer: Suzy Schmidt