(4) K-3 Illustrated by Anny Yi. In this adult-pleasing picture book, rhyming text (that could have used a beatbox) celebrates the people who created and influenced this "urban form of art." Three-dimensional clay figures of hip-hop greats set in urban dioramas are silly-edgy but not always recognizable. Rap names, lyrics, and album titles are woven into the text.

Reviewer: Amy Seto Forrester

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Zak Smith. A brown-skinned girl describes the menu at the "very worst breakfast" to her sister, who doesn't remember the sausages that were "wet as SNOT" or the "slimy red tomato." The spiky illustrations are a suitable match for the vividly gross imagery, though the British author's story, with its tangents and references to foreign foods (vegemite, rumbledethumps, kedgeree) may confuse American readers.

Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith