Saturday at the New You

Barbara E. Barber. Lee & Low Books, $8.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-1-880000-43-4

Describing this tale as ""a sweet slice of life in an African American neighborhood,"" PW said that both art and text ""overflow with familial tenderness and neighborly love."" Ages 3-8. (Aug.)

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