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Tiny Little Rocket

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An epic space journey perfect for any bedtime--earth or space--that puts the reader right in the cockpit and combines Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site with Interstellar Cinderella!

There's a tiny little rocket that will take you to the stars.It only flies there once a year but zips you out past Mars.Its fins are solid silver with a door made out of gold.There's a cozy pilot seat inside for a person young or old.Climb aboard for a bedtime picture book sure to appeal to every kid's sense of wonder. Young readers will love stepping into the cockpit of a wonderful rocket ship that takes them zipping through the planets, stars, and space, all the way back home to Earth and their cozy beds!

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ISBN-13:	9781338189506
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	07/31/2018
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	25 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Richard Collingridge was born in London. He studied illustration and has been living between England and France since 2008. His debut picture book, When It Snows, published in 2013, followed by Lionheart. He currently lives in Paris. You can visit him online at www.collingridge.co.uk

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★ 05/14/2018
On a bright green hill outside of a town, an astronaut climbs aboard a tiny rocket. The rocket zips the explorer out past Mars as the story transitions to a richly detailed cockpit, leaving the reader to gaze outward with the pilot. Secondary to the broad expanse that spans the two-page spread and the many screens and levers tucked cozily inside the rocket, the pilot fades away, leaving young readers room to easily insert themselves into the story: “It whizzes out to deepest space/ while you hold on by the handle./ And there you’ll find the golden sun,/ our ever-burning candle.” Collingridge’s text offers a superb sense of rhythm and pacing with strong appeal as a readaloud, and his boldly colored illustrations hint at naturalism while retaining a comforting sense of whimsy. The peppy, little rocket—quickly dodging glowing meteors, navigating between vibrant planets, and zooming readers home to Earth—will leave adventurers eager for more journeys into outer space. Ages 3–5. (July)

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Praise for Lionheart:"Collingridge's magnificent paintings employ realism, abstraction, and shifting scale. Grand landscapes harmonize with small, supplementary black-and-white drawings. With posture, texture, and sumptuous, glowing colors, Collingridge maintains a delicate balance between high drama and comfort, risk, and safety." — Kirkus Reviews"A gentle and beautifully crafted tale about fear and imagination." — Booklist"This fantasy about facing one's fears is well-suited for a bedtime tale or one-on-one sharing." — School Library Journal"This is a wonderfully inspiring story and gorgeously illustrated picture book about bravery and conquering fear." — Youth Services Book Review"It's a book that you will treasure and a book that isn't afraid to go to a scary place and confront it." — AllTheWonders.com (online)"This was a beautiful book that has not only amazing illustrations but also offers a wonderful story of bravery and conquering your fears. The book really allows the reader to be able to see fear in a new way." — Dad of Divas (online)"Readers will be mesmerized by the beautiful illustrations and magical storytelling in Lionheart. The Verdict: A beautiful book with a heart-lifting story of bravery, Lionheart will have young readers roaring for one more page!" — YA and Kids Book Central (online)

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06/01/2018
PreS-K—This title starts off with a teeny-tiny warning: "This book will make you want to BLAST OFF into outer space!" The tiny print is right-on in that the realistic yet whimsical illustrations will sweep up readers and make them want to visit the beautiful universe Collingridge has created. The story begins with the tiny little rocket blasting off on a rhyming adventure to Mars, the Sun, and narrowly avoiding a collision with a meteor before flying back to Earth. There the tiny little rocket unfurls a banner to say "Happy Birthday World!" celebrating the earth's birthday with a special three-page gatefold that shows the earth surrounded by sparkling fireworks. Taking advantage of the foldout, the reverse side shows our solar system with all nine planets and an explanation of how we celebrate the earth's birthday on New Year's Day. While the illustrations are mesmerizing, the minimal text is much more simple and is merely used as a way to get from one illustration to the next rather than telling a compelling story. In addition, the rhyming scheme doesn't always read smoothly. The illustrations alone should be enough to compel young readers to pick up this book. VERDICT Best for reading aloud, this is an exciting intergalactic adventure to add to picture book collections.—Jayna Ramsey, Douglas County Libraries in Parker, CO

School Library Journal

2018-04-16
This rocket hopes to take its readers on a birthday blast—but there may or may not be enough fuel.Once a year, a one-seat rocket shoots out from Earth. Why? To reveal a special congratulatory banner for a once-a-year event. The second-person narration puts readers in the pilot's seat and, through a (mostly) ballad-stanza rhyme scheme (abcb), sends them on a journey toward the sun, past meteors, and into the Kuiper belt. The final pages include additional information on how birthdays are measured against the Earth's rotations around the sun. Collingridge aims for the stars with this title, and he mostly succeeds. The rhyme scheme flows smoothly, which will make listeners happy, but the illustrations (possibly a combination of paint with digital enhancements) may leave the viewers feeling a little cold. The pilot is seen only with a 1960s-style fishbowl helmet that completely obscures the face, gender, and race by reflecting the interior of the rocket ship. This may allow readers/listeners to picture themselves in the role, but it also may divest them of any emotional connection to the story. The last pages—the backside of a triple-gatefold spread—label the planets and include Pluto. While Pluto is correctly labeled as a dwarf planet, it's an unusual choice to include it but not the other dwarfs: Ceres, Eris, etc. The illustration also neglects to include the asteroid belt or any of the solar system's moons.A fair choice, but it may need some support to really blast off. (Picture book. 6-8)

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