FICTION

Your Alien Returns

by Tammi SAUER
illus. by Goro Fujita. 40p. Sterling. Oct. 2016. Tr $14.95. ISBN 9781454911302.
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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.
Reviewed by Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake Public Library, Alta.
This follow-up to Your Alien inverts the original story with the boy joining his alien for a playdate in space. When the boy gets homesick, the alien brings him home. Again relying on atypical second-person narration gives the brief but emotional story--about friendship, love, and belonging--an appropriately otherworldly quality. The richly colored illustrations are full of personality and adventure.
 , Dec 01, 2016

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