(2) K-3 Illustrated by Elbrite Brown. In this fifteenth-anniversary edition of the 2004 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe illustration winner, an African American girl's family members all perform in groups that play different types of music. Each spread sets a different musical scene, with the girl always participating. Readers come away with the impression of a close-knit and loving--and musically diverse--extended family. Cut-paper-collage illustrations exude warmth and vibrancy. Glos.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2018

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Elbrite Brown. This detailed, carefully researched, clearly written account tells of Gibson's journey from poor sharecroppers' daughter to tennis champion: it's a straightforward, solid biography. As a picture book it's uneven. Blocks of text often feel crowded despite an expansive page layout. The brightly colored cut-paper collage art is sometimes effective, sometimes cluttered, and sometimes so minimal as to lack a focal point. Timeline, websites. Bib.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Elbrite Brown & Elbrite Brown. In this celebration of music's communal aspect, an African-American girl introduces her relatives one by one and describes their different musical passions--e.g., her mom plays fiddle in a country band; her dad plays cello in a string quartet--plus her own musical role in their respective groups. The inviting tableaux are created with cut-paper collage in flat slabs of both bright color and earth tones.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke