(3) K-3 Illustrated by Lorraine Rocha. When her grandmother gifts her with not a computer but a lemon tree, the disappointed birthday girl decides to make lemonade. This how-to (recipe included) features the girl's bossy-spunky narration (when juicing lemons: "Come on--squeeze, squeeze, squeeze-a-roo!") and summer-kissed art that portrays the whole community pitching in to support the lemonade stand. The girl's profits go toward something surprising for the whole block.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) PS Illustrated by Lorraine Rocha. "Trumpets tooting, cannon shooting. / Music playing, horses neighing." Rhyming text introduces a circus act that descends into humorous chaos after Zebra mistakenly steps on Lion's toe. Double-page spreads filled with riotous action, rendered in watercolor and gouache, show the wide-eyed animals racing through a busy seaside town and the humans trying to get out of their way.

Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty