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Another Day in the Milky Way
Montys world seems a little different this morning. For one thing, he cant help noticing his mother suddenly has three heads. And is serving liver flakes for breakfast. Then there are the unusual animals he encounters, who all seem to be talking and . . . wearing costumes? Theres no way around itMonty has definitely woken up on the wrong planet.
The problem is, he has
...moreHardcover, 32 pages
Published
February 1st 2007
by Putnam Juvenile
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Ceridwen both alerted me to this book and said what it so brilliantly does.
There are many things that can drive me crazy about the stories pitched at children, and perhaps Horrible Thing About Kids' Stories #2 is "The Lazy Deployment of Arbitrary and Tediously Familiar Narrative Conflicts." (This is closely related to Horrible Thing About Kids' Stories #1, which is "The Finger-Wagging Good-For-You Moral Lesson Imparted By The Tale.") In movies, #2 is often a dea...more
There are many things that can drive me crazy about the stories pitched at children, and perhaps Horrible Thing About Kids' Stories #2 is "The Lazy Deployment of Arbitrary and Tediously Familiar Narrative Conflicts." (This is closely related to Horrible Thing About Kids' Stories #1, which is "The Finger-Wagging Good-For-You Moral Lesson Imparted By The Tale.") In movies, #2 is often a dea...more
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When you live with small children, you are often subjected to all sorts of media you would gladly ignore. Because I am cold-hearted, I have an absolute zero tolerance policy toward children's music, the Berenstein Bears are completely banished, and Rainbow Fish makes me want to fry him in butter. Then there's a second tier of things that are more beloved by parents than children, or the other way around. Why oh why can't you love Outside Over There like I do? Okay, fine, I'll read you the Bakuga...more
Brief summary: This book is about a child’s dream that is located in the Milky Way. Throughout the book, he tries to find his way home with the help from a few friends. The characters in this book are all extraterrestrial except for the boy, which makes the book engaging and interesting.
Genre: Science fiction, fantasy
Reading Level: This book is for late transitional readers because of there are multiple lines of text per page with smaller font, and smaller spaces between the letters,...more
Genre: Science fiction, fantasy
Reading Level: This book is for late transitional readers because of there are multiple lines of text per page with smaller font, and smaller spaces between the letters,...more
Monty has a problem--he's woken up on the wrong planet and can't remember how to get home! After asking as many 'people' as he can, Monty finds a horse who isn't too busy, but turns out to be a donkey in disguise. This makes Monty panic, but the donkey reassures him that a few friends (several other animals disguised as horses) will be able to help. They send him to the Starman on the Hill, who mistakes Monty for the pizza delivery guy. Fortunately, Monty remembers how to get home once he's ther...more
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Recommends it for:
Dreamers / Explorers
Recommended to Abigail by:
Lisa Vegan
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Monty wakes up on a different planet in David Milgrim's matter-of-factly surreal picture-book adventure, clued in by the presence of a three-headed mother trying to feed him liver flakes, and a four-armed father heading off to work. Unsure of how to proceed, he plays along, hoping to find the way home. Will Buck - his horse friend who turns out not to be a horse - be able to help him? What about the Starman on the Hill...?
As Ceridwen noted in her own brilliant review, Another Day in ...more
As Ceridwen noted in her own brilliant review, Another Day in ...more
I’m giving this an extra half or full star because it had me giggling out loud.
I knew where it was going and how the boy was going to find his way back to earth, but that didn’t detract from the fun.
I loved the little extraterrestrial pet that follows him throughout, I love the multiple math books, the not horse horses, and just about everything about this book.
This book is a joy, and I can’t wait to introduce it to some members of its target audience: child...more
I knew where it was going and how the boy was going to find his way back to earth, but that didn’t detract from the fun.
I loved the little extraterrestrial pet that follows him throughout, I love the multiple math books, the not horse horses, and just about everything about this book.
This book is a joy, and I can’t wait to introduce it to some members of its target audience: child...more
Some smiles from this book. I think I could read it better as a lap-read than in a storytime. K-5 would probably be my best storytime, as I think they could follow the intermittent speech bubbles better than preschool would. I predicted the ending from the start, but I enjoyed the boy's journey and the interesting creatures he met.
hmn. strange. some of the humor will miss some children (and some adults). monty wakes up on a strange planet and has a strange adventure.
Monty wakes up on another planet and the harder he tries to remember, the less he can remember the way to get home.
This is a silly book about life on another planet. Very odd, but funny and easy to read aloud to children. Our girls thought it was strange, but funny. They've borrowed it a few times from the library.
I didn't get it. Why did someone pay to publish this book?
part picture book, part graphic novel. plot is easy to follow, but not particularly exciting or original.
Funny illustration, the word bubbles are the best. Ending a little lame, but good for the very young.
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