Goodbye Earth, Hello Moon

by Gabriel Meil, Emily Rylander

Addressing a world that is changing due to rising temperatures, this story highlights the cheeky responses of many different animals as they leave their endangered habitats to travel to the moon. A hilarious romp through the issue of global warming, the superb illustrations and smart writing of this beautiful picture book will entertain children and engage adults with its irreverence and beauty. Through a careful use of humor, this uproarious tale manages to address the problem of global warming without being scary or preachy, and features a surprise ending that is both fun and hopeful.

Genres: Picture Books

30 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2008

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not sure what to think about this book... the inside flap states it's "a hilarious romp through the issue of global warming" and will "entertain children and engage adults with its irreverance and beauty" through a "careful use of humor".

When climate changes spur the animals to leave their habitats behind, they cheerfully bid the Earth goodbye with sentiments like "Have sweet dreams, Rivers and Streams!"; "Cheerio, Mountains and Snow!"; and "Sayonara, Great Sahara!".

I'm really not sure how "entertained" children will be with this book's premise and "irreverance".

[Alison K · Rating 4 out of 5]

OK, I'm biased - I know the author, illustrator, and publisher. But the illustrations are fantastic, bias or not!

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

The monkies looked weird in this one