Are You My Planet? (Small Children's Storybook) - Hardcover

Lori Haskins Houran; Cottage Door Press

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1680529552 ISBN 13: 9781680529555

Publisher: Cottage Door Press, 2021

Synopsis

Oh, no! Beep is lost. Help an adorable little alien and his dog find their home planet in this silly space adventure! Follow Beep as he zips around the solar system searching for home asking passerby planets “Are you my planet?” in the hope of a little guidance back to his tiny red home. Learn fun facts about planets that are too hot, too big, too sideways, and too cold to be just right for Beep and his pup as they make their way home to the planet that fits just right—Mars. A fun, space introduction both kiddos and grown-ups will enjoy packed with fun facts and lovable characters. A must for little space fans!

• Silly, educational space introduction for toddlers packed with fun facts about planets
• Fun illustrations and storyline will keep toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners entertained and engaged with space facts throughout the story to encourage learning
• Sturdy pages are easy to grasp and turn. Thicker than normal paper-pages books, these pages provide extra reinforcement to keep the pages from ripping in traditional storybooks!
• From the creators of the popular board book, Button Your Buttons!
• A fun adventure for emerging space and astronomy fans

About this title

About the Author

Cottage Door Press is an independent publisher of high-quality children's books. We believe that every child deserves an excellent first book experience--beginning on the day they're born.

Reading is learning is our driving philosophy, and we strive to help parents understand why reading aloud from birth is so important. We offer a simple development-based guide to help them on their journey.

Reviews

PreS-Gr 1—Beep the alien and his robot dog are lost in the solar system and trying to find their way home to their small red planet. As Beep navigates his spaceship near each planet and asks, "Are you my planet?" he points out one way each differs from his own. For instance, to Uranus he says, "You are DEFINITELY not my planet. You're sideways! How nifty!" One short sentence is included on each page to provide more information about Beep's observations, such as that Saturn's rings are made of ice, dust, and rock. Young and emerging readers can predict the pattern created by the repetitive text and can trace the dotted line that maps out the spaceship's trajectory as it travels around each page. Illustrations are vibrant and engaging. Planets are not presented in order and the one-page spread illustrating the solar system is not to scale and difficult to discern the correct orbital order around the sun. Earth's moon appears on the same orbit line as Mars and both Saturn and Jupiter are on three different orbit pathways. VERDICT An optional purchase for libraries in need of introductory nonfiction materials for young readers.—Meaghan Darling, Sparta P.L., NJ

Edition details

• Publisher: Cottage Door Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1680529552
• ISBN 13: 9781680529555
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Edward Miller, Edward Miller
• Number of pages: 32
• Editor: Cottage Door Press