(4) K-3 Illustrated by Jennifer Oxley. Fair-skinned Melia loves inventing; brown-skinned neighbor Jo is always singing, dancing, and making art. However, this unlikely pair (perhaps inspired by Amelia Earhart and Josephine Baker?) learn that they can "create more super-cool stuff together than either could create alone." Bright, cartoony illustrations featuring orange, lime, and purple complement the motivational (if message-y) text. Back matter includes craft instructions and a STEAM-encouraging note.

Reviewer: Amy Seto Forrester

(4) K-3 In their latest "problem" story, the PBS Kids stars teach some skiing penguins competing in the Animal Winter Games to distinguish among "over," "under," and "in between." Despite the excessive exclamation points and font varieties, this story, based on a Peg + Cat television script, is overtly educational. The art conjures stills from the show.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Peg and Cat (of PBS Kids fame) participate in the Tallapegga Twenty with a car they built from geometric junkyard parts. Shapes and simple mathematical concepts are introduced in the busy narrative, which may make readers feel as though they are in a race. The flat illustrations look like stills from the TV show, complete with trademark graph-paper backgrounds.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 A girl named Peg and two animal friends are about to enjoy a picnic at a farm when they are overrun by chickens. How will Peg get them back into the coop? For a quirky book (each page number is a simple equation), the answer is disappointingly straightforward (Peg uses a wheelbarrow). The fun quotient arrives courtesy of the joke-filled art.

Reviewer: Nell Beram