THE PRESIDENT AND MOM'S APPLE PIE

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)