MR. SEMOLINA-SEMOLINUS: A Greek Folktale

Anthony L. Manna, Anthony L. Mann, Christodoula Mitakidou, , illus. by Giselle Potter. . S&S/Aladdin, $6.99 (40pp) ISBN 978-0-689-86698-2

In this version of a Mediterranean tale, a resourceful and determined king's daughter, Areti, sets out to find a man who is "five times beautiful and ten times kind." PW said, "The child-like quality of the art gives testimony to Areti's power of love and her willingness to follow her destiny." Ages 4-up. (Jan.)

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