The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Carter, Anne Laurel , Carter, Anne Laurel

The F Team

32 pp. | Orca | October, 2003 | Trade ISBN 1-55143-241-2 $$16.95

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Rose Cowles & Rose Cowles. Awkwardly written couplets relate the saga of Fanny and her friends--hockey players not considered good enough to join their town's A Team. The kids practice figure skating instead, then challenge the A Team to a game in which salchows, lutzes, and fancy footwork enable them to defeat their rivals. Cowles's illustrations make the characters look cartoonish but capture the action on the ice.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta