(4) K-3 Illustrated by Benrei Huang. After Curtis, a young frog, discovers that his father was a famous wrestler, he tells everyone. When crowds start coming to see Big Daddy wrestle in the back yard, a wrestling agent sends him on a world tour. Although they write letters, Big Daddy and Curtis miss each other and Big Daddy comes back home. Illustrations of bug-eyed frogs enhance this sweet but slight story.

Reviewer: Megan Speenburgh

(3) PS Illustrated by Benrei Huang. Rafferty Fox can't get his artist mom's attention, so he goes off "to find a new mother. A mother who's fun." He visits several friends' houses trying on different moms. Each mother plays with her kids, but Rafferty soon goes home to his own mom, who does everything just right--and who introduces him to paw-painting. Mottled illustrations of the foxes and their animal neighbors show a safe, homey world.

Reviewer: Suzy Schmidt

(2) 4-6 Based on a malevolent trickster from Chinese folklore, the imp in this story pops up in present-day San Francisco to plague young Jim. As Jim and Grandpop (known as the meanest man in Chinatown) plot to outsmart and overcome the imp, the two achieve a new relationship that bodes well for the future. Grandpop emerges as a complex character with credible human dimensions as well as (perhaps) mythic stature.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.