(3) K-3 Illustrated by Megan Walker. "Franny's father is a feminist. He knows that girls can do anything boys can do... It's simple, really." But he also behaves like a typical picture-book goofball dad, such as when he embarrasses her during her ballet recital. Much of the book's abundant humor stems from the blunt cartoonish art, in which sensitive-guy Dad resembles a macho bearded lumberjack.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(2) PS Illustrated by Alyssa Bermudez. The boys on the playground claim that girls can't be superheroes, making Lucía mad. Her abuela gives her a luchadora costume, which emboldens Lucía. Hidden behind the mask, she soars through the playground better than all the other children; after rescuing a puppy, Lucía reveals her identity. Energetic watercolors illuminate a diverse crowd of children led by a strong, dynamic personality who's unabashedly proud to be a girl.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2017

(4) PS After introducing the Mokomaki (they "have sharp little eyes"), an owl invites readers to "help them on their journey" by identifying the correct baby animal in the slick, stylized spreads that follow. It's not immediately clear that readers are the Mokomaki ("Mokomaki, can you find my little zebra?"), but once it is, the seek-and-find detective work will prove consuming.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) PS Illustrated by Kelly Fry. The anteater narrator loves food ("Tortellini? Totallini! / Strudels? Noodles? I'll eat oodles") but won't eat ants. After sharing his brightly illustrated foodie fantasies, he has dinner, enjoying the (wink) "spicy, crunchy little peppers" his mother has sprinkled on his salad. Marvin pokes gentle, delicious fun at the psychological component of food aversions. (Fire ants? "Well that's totally different.")

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Cat Sir Muffin watches over infant human Emma every night--"Sometimes her dreams can get a little wild." One night, mischievous "Dustrats" escape from under the crib and into the house, taking Emma's wild dreams with them. The text is stiff and the internal logic doesn't quite hold together, but surreal, Wiesner-esque illustrations portray the "real" world and many dream realms with exquisite detail.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Chad Geran. A zany character (based on the science-teacher author) over-enthusiastically narrates this clearly organized collection of general science and engineering experiments. Though the activities are nothing new and the layouts are busy with content, instructions, cartoony illustrations, and additional facts, the experiments are designed well; use easy-to-obtain materials; and encourage observation, multiple trials, and further exploration. Ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford