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Fairy
Tales
by Berlie
Doherty, illustrated by
Jane Ray
"Gorgeous illustrations illuminate these tales. A lovely volume to add
to anyone's library, and especially for a child's first fairy tale treasury."
-- Luanne Kreutzer, St. Helens Book Shop, St. Helens, OR
 Little
Lit: Strange Stories for Strange Kids
by Art
Spiegelman and Francoise
Mouly, eds.
"Maurice Sendak, Jules Feiffer, and a story by David Sedaris illustrated
by Ian Falconer -- do I really need to say any more? This book is so much fun.
A giant picture book for the comic book lover and for the all the strange little
kiddies out there who love it when the ordinary gets turned inside out and becomes
extraordinary!" -- Jill Bailey, Book People, Austin, TX
 Reading
Magic
by Mem
Fox
"What's the best way to guarantee reading success for your child? Mem Fox
has the answer and it is so simple, it is often overlooked. She offers insight
into the possibilities open to all parents wanting to give their child a leg up
in the world of reading." -- Marilyn Smith, Hawley-Cooke Booksellers,
Louisville, KY
Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages
by Harold
Bloom, ed.
"What a wonderful dipping-into book for children and adults. From Aesop to
Whitman, all of us can find something here that restores light to our world. A
great gift, too." -- Sally Stipp, The Book Bag, Valparaiso, IN
 We
Were There, Too: Young People in U.S. History
by Hoose,
Philip
(Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, $26.00, 0374382522) "You can open this book
on any page and read a compelling tale from the entire history of this nation.
We as a people, and especially kids, need to know these stories." --
Chris Bowe, Longfellow Books, Portland, ME
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