cover image RAISING SWEETNESS

RAISING SWEETNESS

Diane Stanley, , illus. by G. Brian Karas. . Picture Puffin, $6.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-698-11962-8

In what PW called "an equally charming sequel," an unmarried sheriff labors to be a good parent to little Sweetness and her seven fellow orphan "siblings" whom he adopted in Saving Sweetness. Here, the orphan octet urges him to find a mate. Ages 5-up. (Oct.)