Your Alien Returns

by Tammi Sauer, Goro Fujita (Illustrator)

Overview

When you least expect it, something special will get your attention.
Your alien will be back.
He will invite you over for a play date.
 
Come along on an out-of-this-world experience! In this heartwarming sequel to the critically acclaimed Your Alien, it’s the human boy’s turn to visit the extraterrestrial’s home planet—and to feel like an outsider. But with a little help from his very best friend in the whole universe, our young hero finds a way to fit in. Like the two irresistible characters, readers will have the ride of their lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454911302
Publisher:	Union Square Kids
Publication date:	10/04/2016
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	279,127
Product dimensions:	10.20(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD510L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Tammi Sauer is the author of several acclaimed picture books, including Cowboy Camp, Chicken Dance, Mary Had a Little Glam, and Your Alien, the latter of which has earned starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. She and her family live in Oklahoma with one super-cute dog. To learn more about Tammi and her books, visit tammisauer.com or find her on Twitter at @SauerTammi.

Goro Fujita was born in Japan and moved with his family to Germany when he was three years old. He's been fascinated by drawing ever since he was a little child. In 2008, he moved to San Jose, California, where he works as a book illustrator and visual development artist on feature films. Rumor has it that aliens taught him how to paint.

Editorial Reviews

It's an interstellar play date with your alien! ‘When you least expect it, something special will get your attention. / Your alien will be back.’ After getting permission from distracted parents, the ‘you’ in the tale, a brown-haired, olive-skinned child in a blue jersey and jeans, hops into the alien's flying saucer. Once on the alien's home world, the protagonist meets the alien's family and has a snack. ‘You'll sample a few things but will politely decline anything that stares back at you.’ They play, tool around town on scooters, go out for ice cream-like things, and meet the alien's friends. ‘Seeing all of them will make you feel a little alienated,’ the wry text states. The strangeness has started to get to the child. When an accidental kick ruins a big game, the child couldn't feel worse. Fortunately the alien knows just what to do. Sauer and Fujita team up again for this sequel to their sweet E.T. tale, Your Alien (2015), and allow readers to tag along with the pals into the next phase of the ultimate in long-distance friendships. Simple, declarative text makes good use of the second person. Fujita's bright, color-saturated illustrations are again the perfect pairing, from the inventive alien landscapes to the expressive characters and the cinematic framing. A worthy tale of friendship that will have every reader wishing for a little green buddy.” — Kirkus Reviews


Praise for Your Alien
 
*“Not since E.T. has extraterrestrial entertainment stood such a good chance of making kids (and their parents) tear up.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

*“[A] sweet tale of interplanetary friendship . . . Will likely inspire preschoolers to stare hopefully heavenward looking for their own close encounters.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
 
“A tender and playful look at the meaning of home—with aliens!” —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

12/01/2016
PreS-Gr 2—A boy is given a taste of another way of life when the small green creature first introduced in Your Alien returns and invites him to outer space for a playdate. Far away from planet Earth, watermelon is blue, toys float, and the forest resembles a circus of rides. The boy tries to fit in with the alien's Minion-like friends, but things don't go as he'd like. Although homesickness exists in space, too, the boy learns it's only temporary when you have an understanding friend by your side. Fujita's digital illustrations resemble a desert landscape where everything is rounded, including the aliens. VERDICT Whether read as a stand-alone or as a sequel to Your Alien, this story exemplifies the feelings associated with being different and far from home.—Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake Public Library, Alta.

School Library Journal

2016-07-20
It’s an interstellar play date with your alien!“When you least expect it, something special will get your attention. / Your alien will be back.” After getting permission from distracted parents, the “you” in the tale, a brown-haired, olive-skinned child in a blue jersey and jeans, hops into the alien’s flying saucer. Once on the alien’s home world, the protagonist meets the alien’s family and has a snack. “You’ll sample a few things but will politely decline anything that stares back at you.” They play, tool around town on scooters, go out for ice cream–like things, and meet the alien’s friends. “Seeing all of them will make you feel a little alienated,” the wry text states. The strangeness has started to get to the child. When an accidental kick ruins a big game, the child couldn’t feel worse. Fortunately the alien knows just what to do. Sauer and Fujita team up again for this sequel to their sweet E.T. tale, Your Alien (2015), and allow readers to tag along with the pals into the next phase of the ultimate in long-distance friendships. Simple, declarative text makes good use of the second person. Fujita’s bright, color-saturated illustrations are again the perfect pairing, from the inventive alien landscapes to the expressive characters and the cinematic framing. A worthy tale of friendship that will have every reader wishing for a little green buddy. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews