(2) K-3 Illustrated by Matthew Forsythe. Messner describes the threatened Florida Keys coral reefs and the efforts of one man--Ken Nedimyer, founder of the Coral Restoration Foundation--to restore them to health and vigor. Forsythe's illustrations are a unique take on tropical waterscapes, juxtaposing kaleidoscopic color washes with dark and light foundational structures to capture details of the corals and their protectors. "How Can Kids Help?" section is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2018

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Matthew Forsythe. A fable with an unexpected ending. In the spring, a gold leaf appears in the forest. One animal after another snatches the leaf for itself, resulting in its destruction. When the next spring brings another gold leaf, the animals are delighted one has returned and allow it to just be. Lovely stylized illustrations with gold-leaf accents softly depict the forest wildlife and the changing seasons.

Reviewer: Grace Worcester Greene

(2) PS Illustrated by Matthew Forsythe. A bad mood, illustrated as a scowling rainbow-colored cloud, hangs over Curly's head after her mother says no to ice cream. When Curly pokes her little brother with a stick, it cheers her up but transfers the bad mood to her mother. And so on--until the neatly circular ending. The cheeriness of the yellow-and-orange gouache, colored-ink, and pencil drawings offsets any unkindness in the story.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2017

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Matthew Forsythe. The winning team behind Warning: Do Not Open This Book! follows up--contrarily--with this meta amusement featuring animals desperate to discourage readers from closing the book ("You turned another page! Don't you know what will happen?...We'll be trapped..."). The execution is impeccable, from the retro-style scold "Don't be a book closer" to the spry art on black pages reinforcing the mock-fatalistic mood.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Matthew Forsythe. "Maybe you should put this book back. You don't want to let the monkeys out." As pages are turned, monkeys and other animals appear, and the unseen narrator gets increasingly frantic. All this will be heaven for readers who like meta-storytelling (the monkeys use paint to create the trees in which they sit) but a bit frenzied for others.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Matthew Forsythe. Elizabeth, who could be a poster child for self-esteem, vents about her irritation at friends, family members, and neighbors for shortening her name ("Yo, Liz, what's up?!"; "Hi, Beth!"). This artless slip of a book is note-perfect to the end. Forsythe's pictures--black and white with some orange-y red and powder blue--are retro-style but nevertheless his own.

Reviewer: Nell Beram