THE KHAN'S DAUGHTER

Laurence Yep, , illus. by Jean and Mou-Sien Tseng. . Scholastic, $5.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-590-48390-2

PW said that this story about a cocky peasant who sets out to win the hand of the Khan's daughter "embraces human foibles with both the ageless charm of a traditional tale and the informal breeziness of a modern sensibility." Ages 4-7. (June)

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