THE THREE BROTHERS

In a satisfying variant on a familiar theme, a farmer plans to leave his farm to the son who most completely fills the barn with anything of his own choosing. The eldest crowds the floor with animals; the second heaps it to the rafters with hay; but the youngest, who has been allotted such unimportant tasks as churning and washing, wins by filling every nook and cranny with the light of a single candle, then invites his brothers to share the farm—and the work. Croll's bright, stylized art is based on Pennsylvania Dutch motifs. An attractive choice for story hour. (Picture book. 4-8)