(4) K-3 Illustrated by Alix Delinois. Roy, who has emigrated from Jamaica, emails his friend Leroy about his first day of school in his new Canadian city. He's greeted with Bob Marley references everywhere: his Irish neighbor gives him a Marley button; his classmates greet him with "Welcome, Roy, one love"; and more. While a bit contrived, this mature picture book demonstrates a warm, positive perspective on immigration. Bold paintings show Canadian urban diversity.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Alix Delinois. Mumbet was a slave in Massachusetts during the Revolutionary War. Talk around her owners' table about freedom from England led Mumbet to a lawyer and then to her eventual freedom--and the freeing of all Massachusetts slaves. Woelfle brings Mumbet to life as a strong, smart person; using a vibrant acrylic palette, Delinois shows both humor and strength on her face. Reading list, websites. Bib.

Reviewer: Robin L. Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2014

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Alix Delinois. A boy buried in the Port-au-Prince rubble imagines doing things he loves on each of eight days awaiting rescue. These include flying kites and playing soccer; on the sad fifth day, though, his best friend, also trapped, dies. Every double-page spread is filled with deep acrylic strokes as bright as the tropics, with the boy's hopeful eyes looking directly at readers.

Reviewer: Robin L. Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2010

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Alix Delinois. "I am the greatest fighter in the world. I am the greatest poet in the world! I am the greatest! I am the greatest!" Myers begins this exuberant picture book when Muhammad Ali was still known as Cassius Clay and includes plenty of quotations from the celebrated athlete. Delinois's painterly illustrations express the famous boxer's energy as well as the political upheaval around him. Timeline.

Reviewer: Chelsey Philpot