(1) PS Illustrated by Nina Crews. It seems not even the sky's the limit for the imaginative, adventurous, inventive girls depicted in this inspirational picture book. Johnson's upbeat text, paired with Crews's innovative, exuberant photo collages, delivers a message of encouragement and empowerment. "I always dream," reads the opening line, and the accompanying illustration presents close-ups of three young women of color, their eyes closed, against a patterned background of blues and purples. Subsequent spreads show each girl recounting fantastic dreams, which position them as superheroes "in Supergirl underwear...in flowing scarves and a cowgirl hat." They fly, stand atop tall buildings, and dive deep into oceans; but most importantly, they resist others' warnings, denials, and chastisement about "a girl like you." As the story goes on, more young women join the scenes, offering an ever-broadening depiction of girlhood; the closing spread, featuring headshots of each of the participants, coupled with her own words about her dreams, grounds this interpretation in the lived realities of real children. This is not trite girl-power pablum; it's a rallying cry for girls to reject limitations others might place on them and their dreams.

Reviewer: Megan Dowd Lambert | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2020

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Nina Crews. This collection of haiku by celebrated African American author Richard Wright is a superb introduction to his work for younger audiences. Crews's delightful photo collages featuring African American boys bring the haiku to life, touching on Wright's youthful interactions with nature as a boy in Mississippi. Her brief biography of Wright gives deeper context about the haiku and their author. Reading list.

Reviewer: Monique Harris

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Nina Crews. Katz immersed herself in the diaries, biographies, and letters of people both famous and ordinary to create sixty-five poems spanning U.S. history. Giving voice to the diversity of American experience, the poems are vividly imagined from the point of view of pioneers, presidents, suffragettes, soldiers, and more. Handsome collage pictures capture the spirit of each century's history. Bib.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute