cover image Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs

Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs

Tomie dePaola. Putnam Publishing Group, $6.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-698-11836-2

Full-color pictures, newly created by the author 15 years after the book's original publication, add to this spirited true story based on dePaola's childhood memories of his grandmothers. Fans of his Newbery Honor book 26 Fairmount Avenue will recognize these winning matriarchs. Ages 3-7. (May)