(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Caroline Hadilaksono. Nine-year-old Sumac (from The Lotterys Plus One) cherishes each of her racially diverse, blended family's holiday traditions. When a destructive ice storm hits Toronto, thwarting the return home of one dad and a favorite brother and knocking the power out, new traditions must be born. As ever, there's an abundance of quirkiness and wordplay, but the warmth, humor, and affection in both text and black-and-white illustrations are undeniable.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2018

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Caroline Hadilaksono. The Lotterys, a happily blended family of four parents and seven children, take on a challenge when prickly, conservative grandfather Iain moves in. Donoghue checks all the diversity boxes--with same-sex parents, racial diversity, adoption, gender ambiguity, and disability--in this quirky, madcap tale. Full-page halftone illustrations delineate the cast.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis