STORM BOY

Paul Owen Lewis, . . Tricycle, $6.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-1-58246-057-4

Lewis draws on folkloric and artistic traditions of the Pacific Northwest in this tale about a boy who lands in a coastal village after a violent storm throws him from his boat. "Totem-like motifs in the boldly colored and sharply defined artwork provide drama," wrote PW. Ages 5-10. (Nov.)

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