VISIT FROM DR. KATZ, A
illustrated by Ann Barrow & by Ursula K. Le Guin
From the eminent SF author, a simple but deftly told tale about a pair of cats who comfort a little girl, Marianne, when she's in bed with the flu. "Do I have to?" asks Marianne, when Mother says she must stay in bed. Yes, but Mother sends Dr. Katz, "on eight white paws"—not one, but two cats. Philip snuggles in Fight away; Lorenzo, "The Bean," explores a bit before jumping the others in the big bed where they all fall asleep. Barrow pictures a pretty lively child who happens to be uncharacteristically heavy-eyed, in a cozy, comfortable bedroom. Slight, but charming.