Bibles and Bestiaries: A Guide to Illuminated Manuscripts

Medieval manuscripts inspire Rosalyn Schanzer's illustrations of a 14th-century kingdom in Ezra's Quest: Follow That Dog. Readers, armed with the nifty purple crayon and bright pink eraser that come with the book, battle their way through a series of elaborate mazes to reunite Ezra with his kidnapped dog (Doubleday, $12.95, 32p, ages 4-9 ISBN 0-385-32262-3, Oct.).