THE MAGIC COSTUMES
by Jamie Lehrer & illustrated by Tracey Morgan
The Magic Costumes ($14.99; Oct. 1996; 24 pp.; 0-8037-1967-1): A game of dress-up in magical fairy clothes transports Mark and Flora to Fairyland. There, they are taken to a peppermint castle where they restore the fairy queen's crown and her power. They then return a magic cape to a lion imprisoned by snakes. Shiny foil and green velveteen are used inconsistently and inelegantly to give the pages texture. The pop-ups are lethargic, the plot unpolished. This trip to Fairyland is a fizzle. (Pop-up. 4-8)