(2) K-3 Illustrated by Karl James Mountford. Mia's frustrated that her homemade card won't reach Grandpa before Christmas. She discovers a magical mailbox that transports her to the Reindeer Express office. With help from a flying reindeer, she hand-delivers the card--and a hug--to Grandpa at his Arctic cabin. The simple text focuses on Mia's emotions and sensory details of the season. Thoughtful die-cuts and flaps enhance the jewel-toned illustrations, by turns fantastical and homey.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2018

(3) 4-6 Uncommoners series. Illustrated by Karl James Mountford. A fall sends Ivy's grandmother to the hospital and starts a chain of events that lands Ivy and her older brother Seb in Lundinor, a world of marketplaces underneath London where common objects have uncommon magical properties. Evil beings have taken over Lundinor, and Ivy and Seb must unravel their grandmother's connection to it all in this well-crafted, action-packed new fantasy series.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Karl James Mountford. "Maurice was not like the other Beasts." The well-mannered, smiley vegetarian is sent to the Abominable Academy for Brutish Beasts, where Maurice's differences save the day from an infiltrating "creature" (a puppy) and even spark progressive changes ("He led a campaign to add kale to the lunch menu," etc.). Illustrated with more-cute-than-frightening mixed-media art, the lighthearted story conveys its you-be-you message without didacticism.

Reviewer: Lauren Chambers

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Karl James Mountford. At midnight, young Oscar and a woolly mammoth follow the latter's younger brother into the Curious Museum; they must find him before "the magic hour's over!" (Turns out the mammoth is part of an exhibit.) Flaps, most of which reveal museum-geared facts, interrupt the rote story. The art is microscopically detailed and broody, giving the museum the tantalizing look of a haunted house.

Reviewer: Nell Beram