For the mild-mannered, dressed-animal residents at the 24 Sprout Street apartment building, the arrival of a new neighbor is an event. It doesn't take long for Mili to settle in, but getting to know the others comes more slowly. The animal characters are individuals, going their own ways and struggling with their own dilemmas, but they help and accept one another. Written with a light touch, the second volume in the Sprout Street Neighbors series offers insights into friendship, independence, and compromise. As an episodic narrative for transitional readers or for reading aloud to younger children, this expressively illustrated six-chapter book has its own quiet charm.

Gr 2-4 Six episodic chapters follow the residents of 24 Sprout Street as they welcome a new neighbor from Hawaii. Each neighbor relates a small adventure like sharing breakfast with a friend, voting on a new house paint color, or navigating snowy day grocery shopping. With small black-and-white illustrations on nearly every page, these sweet adventures are perfect for fans of Arnold Lobel's "Frog & Toad" series or Cynthia Rylant's "Poppleton" series who are ready for longer chapter books.