Written and Illustrated by Brian Biggs The illustrations in this story are the book’s biggest asset. The color contrast between space and the inside of the spaceship has a unique color palette. Space was bright and colorful and the inside of the spaceship was white and gray. Much of the humor in the story was …
Written and Illustrated by Duncan Beedie This is a story about having a dream, setting a goal, failing, and not giving up. Molly is a moth who dreams of becoming an astronaut and flying to the moon. Discouragement and doubt from her mother and other insect creatures never let her lose her determination, and along …
Written by Drew Daywalt, Illustrated by David Spencer From the author of The Day the Crayons Quit comes a humorous “buddy” book. This story is full of contrasts: positive outlook vs. negative outlook; adventure vs. trials; etc. Huggie sees life full of challenges and danger. His stark reality is that bad things WILL happen and …
Written by Clare Helen Welsh, Illustrated by Sophia Touliatou I really like this book because it is about ice cream cookies. The boy in the book really likes cookies but all the cookies are gone. Who has taken his cookies? I like the pictures too. This is a good book. Reviewed by Brian Serrano, 3rd …
Written and Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers A collection of four stories about a boy and his adventures, including notes and sketches by Oliver Jeffers on the making of each story. The first story, “How to Catch a Star,” started out as a drawing of a boy trying to do something impossible: the boy loves stars …
Space Boy and the Snow Monster Written by Diane Curtis Regan, Illustrated by Robert Neubecker
Albert’s Very Unordinary Birthday Written and Illustrated by Daniel Gray-Barnett
