Space Boy

by Leo Landry

Overview

This world, decides Nicholas, is too noisy for him. Time to take a trip. He packs a snack, puts on his suit, and takes off . . . to the utterly quiet craters and vast deserts of the distant moon. In this utterly charming picture book, the allure of space travel and the longing for peace and quiet entice a young boy to take his space rocket to the moon for a picnic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547528977
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	09/24/2007
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	43 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Leo Landry is the author and illustrator of Grin and Bear It, Eat Your Peas, Ivy Louise, and Space Boy. He lives with his wife and daughter in Easton, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://www.leolandry.com/.

Editorial Reviews

When the cacophony of the household becomes too much for sleepy Nicholas, he spaces out, aboard a rocket ship to the moon. Nicholas is trying to go to sleep, but he can hear his baby sister crying, the dog barking and the radio blaring. Taking the situation in hand, he makes a snack, dons his space suit and boards his rocket. After a brief flight, he lands safely on the moon. He has trouble eating his snack as gravity is a bit scarce, but, he thinks, at least it's quiet. It isn't long, though, before he's yearning for earth and home. Upon his return, things have quieted down considerably and he's contented to have the moon outside his bedroom window. Landry's text is wordy in places, but the reading is light. The spare and jovial watercolor illustrations brightly feature a nifty rocket and moonscapes surrounded by the starry universe. This has all the elements of a far-out bedtime read, including an understanding of the need to delay the inevitable (bedtime), buoyantly combined with space travel and moon walks. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews

[S]pare and jovial watercolor illustrations...a far-out bedtime read, including an understanding of the need to delay the inevitable… —Kirkus 9/1/07

Kirkus Reviews

"This picture book offers plenty to enjoy...a lovely, childlike adventure..." Booklist 10/15/07 Booklist, ALA

"Kids who love outer space and rockets will adore this quiet, imaginative adventure." SLJ 10/2007 School Library Journal —

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