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The Boy Who Cried Alien
This is The Boy Who Cried Wolf like you've never seen it before: with tentacles, wigs, and a secret code language that kids can decipher. Larry the Liar must help these friendly extra-terrestrials refuel their ship so they can get back home. But will the townspeople believe his intergalactic tale of glory?
This hilarious reimagining uses meticulously composed verse, alterna...more
This hilarious reimagining uses meticulously composed verse, alterna...more
Hardcover, 48 pages
Published
March 20th 2012
by Disney-Hyperion
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As in the case of the boy who cried wolf, Larry the Liar has credibility issues, causing no one to believe him when he tells what seems to others to be an outlandish story about two aliens. The story is told in rhyming verse and is filled with alien lingo that is translated at the back of the book. Readers will laugh as they realize that one of the aliens has issues with truth-telling as well and that liars are respected on their planet. It's neat that Bessie, a Holstein, is able to provide the...more
A boy who has a problem telling the truth ends up discovering aliens who have landed near his town. The aliens speak in their own language, which is a fairly easy-to-translate rearrangement of English words. For those who, like me, can't translate on their feet, a helpful translation guide is provided at the end of the text.
This brightly illustrated book almost works but I found the plot a bit confusing and message a bit muddled. Kids interested in codes or alien stories will enjoy this title.
This brightly illustrated book almost works but I found the plot a bit confusing and message a bit muddled. Kids interested in codes or alien stories will enjoy this title.
I hovered between 2 and 3 stars on this one mostly because of the word play which both is the highlight of the book and the issue. The alien speech isn't conducive to reading aloud and the "translation" which comes at the end of the book makes it better for an individual reader to sit and puzzle over. But also the reading level needed is definitely a better or older reader who may not gravitate to picture books. I'm going to test this on my grandsons and see what they think.
There's no shortage of talent here. The verses and illustrations are great.
The long-form rhyming picture book is not my favorite style (with a fex exceptions) and as far as fibbers go, I'd still put my money on Edward Fudwupper.
That said, I'm sure some young ones will find this endlessly entertaining. I can image requests to be read-aloud often. The panel style art will also garner fans.
Summary: A talented team, but not my cup of tea.
The long-form rhyming picture book is not my favorite style (with a fex exceptions) and as far as fibbers go, I'd still put my money on Edward Fudwupper.
That said, I'm sure some young ones will find this endlessly entertaining. I can image requests to be read-aloud often. The panel style art will also garner fans.
Summary: A talented team, but not my cup of tea.
A rhyming text and colorful illustrations make this a fun read for an individual reader. The translator at the end helps to add to the enjoyment for some readers. Singer is imaginative in her writing, as shown in Mirror, Mirror from last year's Bluebonnet list. I think higher leveled readers will enjoy figuring out the code in this book!
In this version of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," a cumpulsive liar discovers that storytelling is an art and has its place in society. And one can amuse oneself by trying to figure out alien speech.
Library copy.
Library copy.
Grades 3-6. Younger students may enjoy if read to-- but this would be a difficult read-aloud for a class. Great vocabulary and rhyming! The art is superb. Not quite a variation of wolf cried boy. There's a lot going on here and it's hard to follow at times.
cute. It could be a source book for trying new ways of made up language. This also is obviously a remade fairy tale. It has a bit of a silent film feel to it.
It's very fun to read the alien speech- plus, you can work with older listeners to decode their sentences.
This rhyming retelling of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf " lacks the moral of the original. It is rare in such a long rhyming picture book for the rhymes to seem natural. The language will challenge some younger children, a good thing. The inclusion of the code-speaking aliens makes a first read and read-aloud somewhat difficult. The "Note on Translation" gives the key to the code and could lead to students wanting to develop their own codes for other alien encounters. I wonder if young scientists will...more
Along with a cute reworking of a familiar story, I like Singer's discussion regarding the translation of poetry.
cute pictures and story. i liked the code. could be used for a longer program for codes!
The famous fable takes an intergalactic twist. Very wordy for a picture book.
Very much like Henry Baloney in a good way. Fun and compelling.
graphic novel feel, code that kids will like
This book requires you to speak Alien!
reviewing for Good Comics for Kids
"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" with aliens.
Weird.
Boy who cried... alien. The Boy Who Cried Alien by Marilyn Singer, pictures by Brian Biggs - If you need a book that explores different forms of word choice and introduces words in code, this is the book for you! It is a spin-off of the traditional story of the boy who cried wolf but with a humorous alien twist.
A fun twist on the traditional "Boy Who Cried Wolf". The pictures were my favorite part.
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Marilyn Singer was born in the Bronx (New York City) on October 3, 1948 and lived most of her early life in N. Massapequa (Long Island), NY. She attended Queens College, City University of New York, and for her junior year, Reading University, England. She holds a B.A. in English from Queens and an M.A. in Communications from New York University.
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