(3) K-3 Illustrated by Bethanie Deeney Murguia. In their second outing, twins Violet and Victor antagonistically team-write a story: Violet is writing a fairy tale, but Victor is only interested in facts about Australian animals. The resulting hybrid tale humorously reflects the trajectory of the twins' conflict. The inventive illustrations incorporate real objects--in particular, pages from repurposed books--and rise to the metafictive challenge of the dual narrative.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Bethanie Deeney Murguia. In this entertaining story, bossy Violet convinces her twin brother, Victor, to help her write a book. Using alliterative language, and bickering as they go, they take turns inventing a tale about Violet's search for a "monster" that's eating books in the school library. An endnote explains how Murguia collected books and library paraphernalia to create her imaginative, eye-catching illustrations.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert