Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm

Jerdine Nolen. HarperCollins, $6.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-688-15845-3

Harvey Potter has a latex thumb: he grows balloons. The girl who assists him is the only one to learn his secret, and it changes her life. ""[Buehner's] expert use of light and shadow makes a day in the fields look downright glorious,"" said PW in a starred review. Ages 4-up. (Apr.)

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