(4) PS Raybot is happy when he and best friends Puppy and Parrot (from Raybot) are joined by Weebot, a tireless little robot. Predictably, Raybot soon finds Weebot annoying and wishes to be rid of the youngster; equally predictable: he then misses Weebot and wants him back. There's nothing new about this new-sibling story; the well-rendered pen-and-ink and oil-paint art, though generic, may hold viewers' interest.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

(3) K-3 Stunning, at times dizzying, aerial photography offers an unusual perspective on landscapes with the alphabet as a visual hook. On each spread, readers are asked to find a letter (answers appended) formed by land/building features in images from the United States Geological Survey. The only information provided is a dot on a map, a town name, and coordinates, leaving room for observation and imagination.

Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Adam F. Watkins. This second browsable volume of horror poetry covers hungry giants, malicious fairies, a devil possession (on school picture day), nefarious neighbors, and more. With a variety of rhyme schemes, the poems stick to scary subject material, with occasional hints of humor to lighten the mood. Watkins's creepy pencil drawings recall Stephen Gammell's in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

Reviewer: Sian Gaetano

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Adam F. Watkins. A collection of thirty scary poems is accompanied by truly spooky, atmospheric illustrations that, when combined, make for an unusual horror collection. The poems edge toward humor on occasion but mostly stick to frightening topics. The sameness of the format (poem on verso, illustration on recto) makes this a better choice for dipping into rather than reading through.

Reviewer: April Spisak