"Alko's cheery mixed-media collages feature everything from ticket stubs to subway tiles to tearings from the New York Times best-seller list, accompanied by broad-brush paintings of the city's multicultural inhabitants. In this spirited rendition of Brooklyn, a baby-toting mother celebrates the local outdoor pleasures alongside an interracial couple, a mustachioed gentleman in his 50s and a blond girl in a wheelchair. A particularly gorgeous Mermaid Parade struts by for the letter M. With hoopla like this, wavering Manhattanites may wind up in Fort Greene rather than Larchmont." -- The New York Times "The most colorful, populous borough of New York City comes alive in this eye-popping alphabet book." -- School Library Journal ".a loving tribute that successfully captures Brooklyn's diversity and character." -- Publishers Weekly, starred ".

a welcome celebration of its rich ethnic, culinary, racial and religious diversity." -- Kirkus "The artwork is bright, clear, and just a little surreal as subway maps and grids are incorporated into most of the paintings." -- School Library Journal on My Subway Ride "Funky, fun gouache and mixed-media illustrations . refreshingly nondidactic story." -- Booklist on I'm Your Peanut Butter Big Brother "[The book] will certainly be appreciated by biracial families, and the loving and anticipatory atmosphere may connect with any expectant family wondering who the new baby will take after." -- School Library Journal on I'm Your Peanut Butter Big Brother.