cover image Altoona Up North

Altoona Up North

Janie Bynum. Harcourt Children's Books, $14 (40pp) ISBN 978-0-15-202313-3

Altoona Baboona is back in Janie Bynum's follow-up, Altoona Up North. This time around, the heroine and her friends leave their desert ""dune-a"" and visit Auntie in ""north Saskatoon-a."" Lighthearted watercolors depict the action-packed plot as Auntie leads her entourage on a surprising voyage. (Sept.)