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Invader from Mars : the true story of where babies come from / written by Peggy Robbins Janousky ; illustrated by Karen Obuhanych.

Janousky, Peggy Robbins, (author.). Obuhanych, Karen, (illustrator.).

Summary:

One afternoon, Micah comes home to find trouble taped to the refrigerator door. His parents claim it's a picture of his soon-to-be baby sister, but Micah is sure it's a Martian. When the baby arrives, his parents insist that she's perfectly precious--but Micah's no fool. He knows Martians do not come in peace...But in a laugh-out-loud Show-and-Share day at school, Micah learns how special a baby sister can really be.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250818553
  • ISBN: 1250818559
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpages) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2023.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 4-8. Henry Holt Books for Young Readers.
Grades K-1. Henry Holt Books for Young Readers.
AD570L Lexile
Decoding demand: 89 (very high) Semantic demand: 76 (high) Syntactic demand: 78 (high) Structure demand: 80 (high) Lexile
Subject: Siblings > Juvenile fiction.
Siblings > Pictorial works > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Humorous fiction.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Festus Public. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Festus Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Festus Public Library E Janousky (Text) 32017000084056 Picture Books Available -
Webster County-Main Library-Marshfield E KID LIFE Janousky (Text) 3991389218 * Childrens Picture Books Available -

Syndetic Solutions - Kirkus Review for ISBN Number 9781250818553
Invader from Mars: the Truth about Babies
Invader from Mars: the Truth about Babies
by Janousky, Peggy Robbins; Obuhanych, Karen (Illustrator)
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Invader from Mars: the Truth about Babies

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The arrival of a new baby elicits joy…and uncertainty. When Micah (a boy with light-brown skin that is between his mother's lighter shade and his father's darker skin tone) sees a sonogram picture on his refrigerator, he thinks it looks like an alien. His parents explain they are having a new baby, and Micah seeks out advice from older Cousin Maxwell. Maxwell, who is brown-skinned, confirms Micah's alien suspicions and shares the telltale signs for determining for sure whether the baby is an extraterrestrial, including the presence of green skin. When baby Lily is born, illustrations depict her with green skin, which no one but Micah and Cousin Maxwell seems to notice. The internal logic of the story falls apart when Micah and his mom bring Lily to his school for Show-and-Share. " 'Why would anyone bring a weird baby in for Show-and-Share?' said a particularly rude classmate. Micah froze. Lily did not." An accompanying illustration shows green-skinned Lily shooting the light-skinned classmate with lasers from her eyes and vaporizing him. Everyone sees this, so Lily's alienlike status can't be chalked up to big-brother jitters enabled by a cousin. Though anxiety surrounding a new sibling is a perennially popular topic, and the big-headed, cartoonish characters cut endearing figures in Obuhanych's digitally finished watercolor, colored pencil, and collage illustrations, this tale will leave many little ones perplexed. (This book was reviewed digitally.) The hard truth is that this book's twist doesn't quite land. (Picture book. 3-7) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.


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