(3) K-3 Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. This picture book describes the ways plant seeds travel with the help of the wind, animals, and people. Halperin's soft, detailed pencil and watercolor illustrations and Galbraith's lyrical storytelling style turn this exploration of fact into a successful narrative; seeds "hitchhike on sweaters. Snag on socks," and the reader is left with a new way to notice the natural world.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. Encouraged to cultivate thankfulness, Daisy takes a spiritual journey through her life's blessings. These range from the things she does and the people she meets to God's very presence as her "Beloved Friend." Detailed pencil and oil drawings do their best to illustrate abstract concepts but sometimes fall short (e.g., the montage of animal snouts depicting the "Breath of Life").

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. Hoberman's Depression-era story tells of Allie and her family's adjustment to their new life on Strawberry Hill. For Allie, who's Jewish, finding a new best friend in this more diverse neighborhood is a challenge; choosing between a popular girl and a social outcast proves harder than she'd expected. Well-shaded black-and-white illustrations evocative of the time period illustrate the story.

Reviewer: Robin L. Smith

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. "Thank you, sky, for shining blue that calls me / to touch you, swinging high." On each double-page spread, eight delicate panel illustrations provide glimpses of eight different cultures. One child per country (including the U.S., Bolivia, Mali, and France) responds to a line of the text, which emphasizes shared experiences and is sometimes lyrical, sometimes sentimental.

Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. Sisters Jill and Beth visit their aunt and uncle on the farm. The girls spend a day enjoying simple pleasures: "warm bread and butter," "a hummingbird next to the hose," "light muslin curtains that rustle and sway." There's not much drama, but the repetitive rhyming text effectively conveys the mood, and the delicately rendered panel illustrations offer lots of detail.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. Though this picture book adaptation of two stories from Lucretia Hale's classic 1886 Peterkin Papers is less than smooth (the stories are poorly integrated, and excerpts from manufactured letters to the lady from Philadelphia are distractingly interspersed throughout the text), the book is so attractive that readers may not notice. Halperin's delicate, cheerful watercolors perfectly suit the old-fashioned tone of the humorous stories.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2004

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin & Wendy Anderson Halperin. Seeger's Ecclesiastes-inspired folk song has been illustrated with delicate watercolor and pencil art depicting nature, feelings, folk causes, and Seeger himself with his banjo. Subdivided circles that must be "rotated" to view the tiny scenes within, illuminate lyrics such as "a time to be born, a time to die." Printed music and a CD featuring Seeger and the Byrds are included.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin & Wendy Anderson Halperin. Lolly feels homesick while visiting Auntie Zep, so together they consult The Secret Remedy Book and carry out seven projects--including writing a cheerful letter and planting a seed. The cozy illustrations, with their delicate tints, fine sketchy lines, and numerous insets, borders, and tiny details, are aimed right at girls, with whom this book's almost-magic will resonate.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. This idealized look at a house features a sugary text: "In a kitchen, people will pat each other on the back, give their sweeties a hug, tuck a special treat in a little boy's lunch." However, young Martha Stewarts will enjoy poring over the myriad details in the attractive illustrations of a large house filled with happy people and decorated with a plethora of fanciful marionettes, dolls, and mobiles.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander

(4) 1-3 Cobble Street Cousins series. Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. As in the previous books, the three cousins are in the care of their aunt for a year while their parents tour with the ballet. The story focuses more on the girls' emotions than on plot as they await the return of their parents, but young girls will enjoy the gentle, sweet story nonetheless. Halperin's pencil illustrations are as old-fashioned and delicate as the story.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. Separated from his master, Jean Claude, whose new school doesn't allow dogs, Bonaparte determines to gain entrance. Each day he appears at school in a different disguise, only to discover on Saturday that Jean Claude is missing. Wily readers will know instantly what's up, but that only adds to the pleasure of this lighthearted story. Halperin's detailed illustrations re-create the French setting. Bonaparte est charmant.

Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2000

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. In return for a good deed, an old man receives a magic bowl that reproduces whatever he puts into it. Disaster threatens when he forgets the instructions for storing the bowl, but he finds an amusing, satisfying solution for his predicament. The distinctive colored pencil illustrations, with their intricate and varied compositions, lend character to the old man and his surroundings.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(4) 1-3 Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. As in the first two books, these stories follow the minor adventures of three cousins as they spend a year living with a beloved aunt. Although there's little in the way of character development, young girls will enjoy reading about the kind and sweet characters, whose conflict-free lives are full of friends, successful ventures, and good times. Halperin's delicate, old-fashioned drawings contribute to the cozy, quaint feel of the stories.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) 1-3 Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. As in the first two books, these stories follow the minor adventures of three cousins as they spend a year living with a beloved aunt. Although there's little in the way of character development, young girls will enjoy reading about the kind and sweet characters, whose conflict-free lives are full of friends, successful ventures, and good times. Halperin's delicate, old-fashioned drawings contribute to the cozy, quaint feel of the stories.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. In the attic, Sophie finds an old doll belonging to her mother and her grandmother. Though well-meaning, Sophie causes Rose to have several accidents, which makes her more protective of Rose and love her more than ever. The pencil and watercolor illustrations are homey and real, inviting the reader into the intimate world of this loyal friendship and chronicling dozens of their activities together.

Reviewer: Suzy Schmidt

(4) 1-3 Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. Three cousins spend a year living with their Aunt Lucy while their parents tour Europe with a ballet company. The girls get along beautifully, think of wonderful projects, and adore their aunt and her charming boyfriend. Even with an overdose of sweetness and little character development, the books contain much that will appeal to newly emergent girl readers. Halperin's delicate and detailed pencil drawings suit the tension-free stories.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) 1-3 Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. Three cousins spend a year living with their Aunt Lucy while their parents tour Europe with a ballet company. The girls get along beautifully, think of wonderful projects, and adore their aunt and her charming boyfriend. Even with an overdose of sweetness and little character development, the books contain much that will appeal to newly emergent girl readers. Halperin's delicate and detailed pencil drawings suit the tension-free stories.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth