(3) K-3 Illustrated by Thomas Elliott. A villainous mushroom narrates his origin story, which began when he was passed over as a pizza topping in favor of a pineapple. Intent on revenge, the self-appointed “Mushroom of Doom” builds a mushroom army to carry out its retaliation. He narrowly misses being blended into slime juice...but will this brush with death change his ways? The silly story is accompanied by similarly goofy illustrations featuring a mobster-looking mushroom.

Reviewer: Rachel L. Kerns