Henry P Baloney lives on another planet but his problems are just like those of all children. He must come up with a good excuse for being late for school or face "Permanent Lifelong Detention". Henry's excuse is this book's story and is of adventures, near misses and that strange feeling you have when learning to read that every other word comes from outer space. The text is full of wonderfully sounding and looking words from other languages and, is as the book claims, "...about way too much fantastic stuff to squeeze into this little space." The pictures must be read as closely as the text.
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Henry P. Baloney needs to come up with a very good, very believable excuse for being late to szkola yet again--or he's in big trouble with his teacher Miss Bugscuffle. But never fear! Henry has a doozy of a story. You see, it all started when he misplaced his trusty yellow no. zz zimulis. One thing led to another, and before he knew it, he was on a razzo blasting off into space, where he eventually landed on the planet Astrosus. All went well there, as the intrepid explorer entertained the Astro guys with his funny piksas--until they decided Henry and his piksas would be entertaining to eat. Things go on in this vein until somehow, miraculously, Henry P. Baloney ends up back in his classroom, a mere seven minutes late--but still one writing utensil short!
Trust the ultracreative author/illustrator pair, Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith (The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!, the Time Warp Trio series, and more), to mastermind a plot this bizarre and yet somehow familiar to any school kid. Sure, Henry P. Baloney is a cute, saucer-eyed, green alien, but he has problems just like you and me--such as the threat of Permanent Lifelong Detention. Remarkably, as Scieszka reports in his afterword, when he received and decoded the transmission of this story (directly from deep space, mind you), it was written in a combination of many Earth languages, including Finnish, Swahili, Latvian, Esperanto, and Inuktitut (decoder included). Go figure.
Caldecott Honor artist Lane Smith must have spent a lot of time in detention, doodling away the hours. His weird, wild, wonderful pictures tell at least half the story, illustrating for readers' enlightenment just what a zimulis ("pencil" in Latvian) or speelplaats (Dutch for "playground") looks like. Fans of this ingenious pair will not be disappointed and may even make a twrf (Welsh for "noise") of joy! (Ages 5 to 9) --Emilie Coulter
Jon Scieszka began to train as a doctor but left to take a course in fiction writing at Columbia University and to become a teacher. He lives in Brooklyn and spends his time writing and talking about books. Lane Smith, an acclaimed author/illustrator, has achieved major success in his collaborations with Jon Scieszka. He also provided the original concept and illustrations for the hit film JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. Lane lives in New York.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First UK Edition. CC1 - A first UK edition hardcover book SIGNED by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some light shelf wear. Illustrations by Lane Smith. The main Character in 'Baloney (Henry P.)' is Henry P. Baloney, a cute, saucer-eyed, green alien. Despite being an alien Henry P. shares many dilemmas familiar to any school age kid. In this case, Henry P. is late for class and faces "Permanent Lifelong Detention" from his teacher. The excuse Henry P. concocts in order to escape this dreaded fate makes up the rest of the book. Scieszka claims to have 'channeled' the transmission of this story from outer space and that is why it came out in so many different Earth languages including Finnish, Swahili, Latvian, Esperanto, and Unuktitut (Henry P.'s language). As Henry P.'s excuse to his teacher unwinds through the book, each item with its unfamiliar name is illustrated in such a way that a clear association is easily made between the item and its unfamiliar name. 9.25"x9.25", unpaged. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author & Illustrator. Seller Inventory # EC22930BB
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First UK Edition. CC1 - A first UK edition hardcover book SIGNED by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some light shelf wear. Illustrations by Lane Smith. The main Character in 'Baloney (Henry P.)' is Henry P. Baloney, a cute, saucer-eyed, green alien. Despite being an alien Henry P. shares many dilemmas familiar to any school age kid. In this case, Henry P. is late for class and faces "Permanent Lifelong Detention" from his teacher. The excuse Henry P. concocts in order to escape this dreaded fate makes up the rest of the book. Scieszka claims to have 'channeled' the transmission of this story from outer space and that is why it came out in so many different Earth languages including Finnish, Swahili, Latvian, Esperanto, and Unuktitut (Henry P.'s language). As Henry P.'s excuse to his teacher unwinds through the book, each item with its unfamiliar name is illustrated in such a way that a clear association is easily made between the item and its unfamiliar name. 9.25"x9.25", unpaged. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author & Illustrator. Seller Inventory # EC22931BB
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First UK Edition. BO5 - A first UK edition hardcover book SIGNED by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some light shelf wear. Illustrations by Lane Smith. The main Character in 'Baloney (Henry P.)' is Henry P. Baloney, a cute, saucer-eyed, green alien. Despite being an alien Henry P. shares many dilemmas familiar to any school age kid. In this case, Henry P. is late for class and faces "Permanent Lifelong Detention" from his teacher. The excuse Henry P. concocts in order to escape this dreaded fate makes up the rest of the book. Scieszka claims to have 'channeled' the transmission of this story from outer space and that is why it came out in so many different Earth languages including Finnish, Swahili, Latvian, Esperanto, and Unuktitut (Henry P.'s language). As Henry P.'s excuse to his teacher unwinds through the book, each item with its unfamiliar name is illustrated in such a way that a clear association is easily made between the item and its unfamiliar name. 9.25"x9.25", unpaged. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author & Illustrator. Seller Inventory # EC23031BB
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First UK Edition. BO5 - A first UK edition hardcover book SIGNED by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith in very good condition in very good dust jacket.Dust jacket and book have some light shelf wear. Illustrations by Lane Smith. The main Character in 'Baloney (Henry P.)' is Henry P. Baloney, a cute, saucer-eyed, green alien. Despite being an alien Henry P. shares many dilemmas familiar to any school age kid. In this case, Henry P. is late for class and faces "Permanent Lifelong Detention" from his teacher. The excuse Henry P. concocts in order to escape this dreaded fate makes up the rest of the book. Scieszka claims to have 'channeled' the transmission of this story from outer space and that is why it came out in so many different Earth languages including Finnish, Swahili, Latvian, Esperanto, and Unuktitut (Henry P.'s language). As Henry P.'s excuse to his teacher unwinds through the book, each item with its unfamiliar name is illustrated in such a way that a clear association is easily made between the item and its unfamiliar name. 9.25"x9.25", unpaged. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author & Illustrator. Seller Inventory # EC23033BB
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First UK Edition. BO5 - A first UK edition hardcover book SIGNED by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some light shelf wear. Illustrations by Lane Smith. The main Character in 'Baloney (Henry P.)' is Henry P. Baloney, a cute, saucer-eyed, green alien. Despite being an alien Henry P. shares many dilemmas familiar to any school age kid. In this case, Henry P. is late for class and faces "Permanent Lifelong Detention" from his teacher. The excuse Henry P. concocts in order to escape this dreaded fate makes up the rest of the book. Scieszka claims to have 'channeled' the transmission of this story from outer space and that is why it came out in so many different Earth languages including Finnish, Swahili, Latvian, Esperanto, and Unuktitut (Henry P.'s language). As Henry P.'s excuse to his teacher unwinds through the book, each item with its unfamiliar name is illustrated in such a way that a clear association is easily made between the item and its unfamiliar name. 9.25"x9.25", unpaged. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author & Illustrator. Seller Inventory # EC23032BB
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