(3) K-3 Illustrated by Jennifer Plecas. "Ella Kazoo will not brush her frizz. / She cares not a bit how upset her mom is." Ella finally changes her tune the morning she wakes to find her hair creeping like kudzu around her bedroom. The premise may be fantastical, but readers--young and old--will recognize and relate to the parent/child power struggle. The gleeful illustrations star a confident, wild-maned spitfire.

Reviewer: Nell Beram