MIMMY AND SOPHIE

Four tender reminiscences feature Mimmy and her younger sister, Sophie, growing up in Depression-era Brooklyn. Trolleys, brownstones, storefronts, and front stoops provide the urban theater for heartfelt snippets of everyday mini-dramas: melted popsicles, a visit to Gramma and Grampa’s, sibling squabbles, and an afternoon outing to the Brooklyn Bridge. Storyboard panels in somber colors depict the old-fashioned stories with innocence and simplicity; the understated, wholesome adventures don’t rely on fast-paced action or antics, but small, rounded conclusions that have the veracity of real life. (Picture book. 4-8)