There’s quite a menagerie in Mary Ann Hoberman’s The Llama Who Had No Pajama: 100 Favorite Poems (ages 4-8), as well as plenty of other topics, too, including snow, ice skating, cookies, and a spirited “Birthday Bus.” This is a superb introduction to poetry, filled with short, upbeat poems and fanciful watercolors by Betty Fraser. Reviewed by Alice Cary.
Valiant Women is a vital and engrossing attempt to correct the record and rightfully celebrate the achievements of female veterans of World War II.
