The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Schwartz, Amy

The Boys Team

40 pp. | Atheneum/Jackson | October, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-689-84138-8 $$16.95

(2) PS Schwartz offers another true reflection of early childhood with this spot-on portrayal of kindergarten boys. Building, climbing, eating, and chasing, Oscar, Eddie, and narrator Jacob do it all together in the year that "kindergartners rule the [pre]school!" The illustrations depict the protected world of play in a diverse, urban neighborhood. Four- and five-year-old boys will see themselves in every picture and phrase.

Reviewer: Lauren Adams | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2002