cover image THE PRESIDENT AND MOM'S APPLE PIE

THE PRESIDENT AND MOM'S APPLE PIE

Michael Garland, . . Puffin, $6.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-14-240146-0

Accompanied by bright, stylized computer artwork, this story imagines President Taft pausing on a 1909 whistle-stop tour to dedicate a small town's flagpole but getting sidetracked by a tantalizing aroma. Calling this a "campy but agreeable yarn," PW 's review said that "the setting, wreathed in classic Americana, radiates nostalgia." Ages 4-up. (May)