THINGS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

Tomie dePaola, . . Puffin, $5.99 (80pp) ISBN 978-0-14-240155-2

This installment in the series set at 26 Fairmount Avenue finds Tomie enjoying a new sled, going to see Fantasia , celebrating a traditional Italian Easter and struggling to understand what is happening in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. Ages 7-up. (May)

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