(2) 1-3 New York Review Children's Collection series. Young mouse Hickory forsakes the security of home (the bottom of a grandfather clock in an old farmhouse) and family to investigate the meadows beyond. His life is now linked with the creatures of the field and with the turning of the seasons. A profusion of colored illustrations embellishes every page; both story and pictures are executed with elegance, restraint, and meticulous care.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: October, 1978

(2) 4-6 New York Review Children's Collection series. Little boy Peter's accidental transformation into a cat and his partnership with fellow London stray cat Jennie is made believable through the power of Gallico's storytelling, the naturalness of his dialogue, and the vividness of his settings and characterization. Filled with adventure, intrigue, and magic, The Abandoned's fast-moving, peripatetic plot comes to a heart-wrenching yet ultimately happy ending.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 1950

(2) 4-6 New York Review Children's Collection series. In this reissue of an Irish novel, two boys travel to an isolated island where a herd of wild horses roam, setting off a chain of events that culminates in a wild sea chase and the uncovering of a ring of horse thieves. Dillon paints a vivid portrait of the harsh life on these remote islands.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: December, 1957

(3) 4-6 New York Review Children's Collection series. This reissue of an Australian classic describes the nonsensical exploits of a koala and his friends (an old sailor and a penguin) who own a magic pudding. The illustrations are great fun, the characters burst into comic verse at the drop of a hat, and it's hard to resist a book that has no redeeming social value whatsoever.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz

(2) 4-6 New York Review Children's Collection series. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. In this reissue of a Carnegie Award winner two sisters drink a magic potion that turns them into kangaroos, help a puma and a falcon regain their freedom, solve the mystery of a disappearing ostrich egg, and rescue their imprisoned father from an evil tyrant. This wildly inventive British fantasy begs to be read aloud.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 1945

(3) 4-6 New York Review Children's Collection series. Illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg. Orphaned Maria discovers a colony of six-inch-high people descended from Lilliputians and must thwart her governess and guardian's attempts to capture and exploit them. The action is shot through with humor, and the Lilliputians are characters not soon forgotten. This reissue of the classic includes the illustrations from the original edition.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz

(2) 1-3 New York Review Children's Collection series. This collection of five of the thirteen stories Averill wrote about Jenny Linsky, a plucky little black cat whose bright red scarf gives her courage, is a welcome reissue. With endearingly simple illustrations, the stories can be easily read by second graders and enjoyed by children as young as four.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: October, 1973

(2) 4-6 New York Review Children's Collection series. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. The stories in this immensely satisfying reprint defy categorization, mixing fact and fantasy, sense and nonsense. There's nothing cloying or sentimental about them, shot through as they are with wisdom and longing, taking unexpected plot twists just when you think you know where the story is headed. Ardizzone's illustrations elaborate on Farjeon's stories without overwhelming them.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: August, 1956