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88th out of 100 books
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Alistair in Outer Space (Alistair Grittle)
by
Marilyn Sadler (Goodreads Author),
Roger Bollen
When Alistair is kidnapped by a spaceship full of Goots from Gootula, his main concern is for his overdue library books.
Hardcover, 37 pages
Published
January 20th 1988
by S&S Books
(first published January 20th 1984)
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If you think you have met a goody-two-shoes , you haven't until you meet Alistair Grittle. Alistair,the main character in this fantastical book, is more than a little uptight. In fact, Alistair makes to-do lists, hangs up his jacket when he gets home, sets his watch to school time (so he's never late!) and always makes sure he washes his hands before he reads his library books (so he doesn't smudge the pages!).
One fateful day when Alistair was on his way to return his library books, he gets "pic...more
One fateful day when Alistair was on his way to return his library books, he gets "pic...more
This book had a lasting effect on our small son Alister. Firstly the main character looked like him, was the same age as him and had a very similar personality. Secondly it inspired our son to wear suit jackets and bow ties - which did not exactly help him make friends with his contemporaries.
Apart from that (and instilling in him a fear of ever taking out a library book in case it went overdue which was a problem as this was a library book we had borrowed) we had a lot of fun with this book. 15...more
Apart from that (and instilling in him a fear of ever taking out a library book in case it went overdue which was a problem as this was a library book we had borrowed) we had a lot of fun with this book. 15...more
One of my all-time favorites to use with library tours and story times...in which Alistair is abducted by aliens while he is on his way to the library to return his books.
Our super dynamic story performer, Krystal, has so much fun sharing this with a group. She uses prompts from the illustrations to engage the children, like so...
"Can you wash your hands?" (children make hand washing motions with her)
"What do you think Alistair did?" (waits for responses)
"Do you have a library card?" (waits for...more
Our super dynamic story performer, Krystal, has so much fun sharing this with a group. She uses prompts from the illustrations to engage the children, like so...
"Can you wash your hands?" (children make hand washing motions with her)
"What do you think Alistair did?" (waits for responses)
"Do you have a library card?" (waits for...more
One of my favorite children's books, this a pictures about a little nerdy boy who loves books so much that even when he is kidnapped by aliens and is in their space ship traveling towards their planet, he reads a library book. After all, "There is nothing like getting lost in a good adventure story." Brief text (the entire book takes less than 5 minutes to read), large colorful pictures, and hilarious content. My favorite way to use this book is to read it aloud to adults!
I received this book from my dear friend Betsy for the holidays and it is ADORABLE!!!! When she gave it to me she had me read it to her which was great fun to share such a lovely gifts together!
So in essence... this is the story about a boy who does EVERYTHING right.... he makes lists.... goes everywhere on time and returns his library books on time until.... a spaceship swoops down and takes him on a fantastic journey. Poor.... poor Alistar must exert himself over the alien Goots but even when...more
So in essence... this is the story about a boy who does EVERYTHING right.... he makes lists.... goes everywhere on time and returns his library books on time until.... a spaceship swoops down and takes him on a fantastic journey. Poor.... poor Alistar must exert himself over the alien Goots but even when...more
(3.5 stars)
Summary:
Alistair gets taken by Goots (aliens) into outer space, and all he can think about is getting back to Earth to return his library book on time.
Summary:
Alistair gets taken by Goots (aliens) into outer space, and all he can think about is getting back to Earth to return his library book on time.
When Alistair is kidnapped by aliens from another planet his main concern is for his overdue library books.
We really like Alistair. The illustrations are really fun and the stories are simple but clever.
A great book to read aloud to early elementary students. With funny, twist ending.
My second favorite from our summer reading promotion collection. Alistair gets taken by aliens, and what worries him most is turning in his library books late and getting a fine. Gotta love that!
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With a degree in fine arts, Marilyn Sadler assumed she would be an illustrator. But when early in her career she was presented with an opportunity to write, she seized it and quickly discovered that she had found her true love. No sad, sappy stories for her, however. She likes to make herself laugh, and with that her characters usually end up looking pretty silly for one reason or another.
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