(2) K-3 Illustrated by Ana Juan. Wealthy Bibi purchases a jewel box containing two ballerinas. When she loses "her lovely girls," Bibi confesses she would "give up all I own to have you back again!" and two real-life girls appear. The richly colored jewel-tone art suits the surreal tale, gently spoofing matronly Bibi and her possessions. This transformation story contains equally witty text and illustrations.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2007

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Leonid Gore. A marzipan child made by a French-Canadian baker becomes the real child of his and his wife's dreams. Beloved little Matine's sugarlike covering seems fragile, that is, until the day she risks it to comfort a sick friend, thus becoming fully human. Though obvious, this tale is sweet (maybe too much so for some) in both content and metaphor. Pale, soft acrylic and pastel illustrations suggest spun sugar.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian