Picks and Pans Review: Housekeeper of the Wind

UPDATED 05/28/1990 at 01:00 AM EDT • Originally published 05/28/1990 at 01:00 AM EDT

by Christine Widman; illustrated by Lisa Desimini

Widman's sassy, silly tale involves a stern heroine and a vengeful wind. While Turtle-preoccupied Nick was too impatient to see it through, Kate found it "funny, sorta, especially when they get mad at each other." (Harper & Row, $15.95—ages 4-8)