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32 pp.
| Atheneum
| January, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-0-689-85828-4$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Scott Campbell.
Two dragons, each of whom fears that the other is mightier, finally meet when one, rescuing a king, is felled by a pirate's arrow and needs help. It's a satisfying if sometimes silly story about finding friendship where you least expect it; too bad it plays out a bit circuitously. Campbell's chunky watercolors do right by the Eastern and Western motifs.
32 pp.
| Whitman
| September, 1999
|
TradeISBN 0-8075-0654-0$$15.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Tim Coffey.
Lalo the lamb wants a red sweater like the shepherd boy's. Misunderstanding his mother's instructions, he washes, spins, and dyes his own wool--with messy results. At each step, the boy rescues him, and Lalo learns that companionship trumps materialism. With its bright, serene illustrations and utter lack of guile, this story is sweet and simple.
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Allen Garns.
Jean would much rather live in a proper house in Adelaide with her grandparents than underground in the Australian opal mine where her father works; when she finds a large precious stone in an unusual place, her wish comes true. Garns's pastel illustrations are surrounded by backgrounds of earthy-brown, echoing the underground setting.