Guys from Space

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Summary: Guys From Space: it's a trip!
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Buy this book! Some kid will thank you.

A close encounter of the humorous kind, told by a boy who finds "guys from space" in his back yard. His busy mom says he can go explore the universe as long as he's back for dinner. How can they cross the galaxy and return in time, he asks the Space Guys. "Easy," they say. "We go fast."

Engagingly humorous, never sappy, ideal for the bright younger reader who enjoys low-key absurdity (the boy has no space helmet like the Guys do, so he uses a dog's supper dish with the same shape).

What can I say? I'm buying three copies as holiday gifts. And one to keep.

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Summary: Read This to your Kids When their Other Books Bore You!
Review: A perfect bedtime story. Clever, humourous, rhythmically pleasing, the right length, and truly fun to read aloud. My 4-year-old is never disappointed when we read this one, and even the 8-year-old and the 11-year-old wander in to listen. I commune with the author's sense of humour -- though I must confess I found his interview on this website pretty vapid. The book, however, is a classic and I'd buy a hardcover copy anytime.

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Summary: Read This to your Kids When their Other Books Bore You!
Review: A perfect bedtime story. Clever, humourous, rhythmically pleasing, the right length, and truly fun to read aloud. My 4-year-old is never disappointed when we read this one, and even the 8-year-old and the 11-year-old wander in to listen. I commune with the author's sense of humour -- though I must confess I found his interview on this website pretty vapid. The book, however, is a classic and I'd buy a hardcover copy anytime.

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Summary: A fine read aloud adventure
Review: An adventure story told with a drool sense of humor. Understated and fun to read aloud. A sense of normalcy and absurdity underlies a boy's space journey.

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Summary: Another favorite of mine
Review: I am in college and my friends and I gather 'round on Saturday nights to read this book. Guys From Space is classic Pinkwater at its best. I only regret that I did not get a hardcover version. Some of the funniest things in this book are the talking rock, the plastic fish and the mother (She's just like mine!) When the kid in the story comes back from another planet and tells his mother about it, the first thing she says is, "Why do you have the dog's water bowl on your head?" The brilliant illustrations complement the story, as only a Pinkwater can. Guys From Space makes me laugh just thinking about it.

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Summary: One of our all-time favorites
Review: Our children are 10 and almost 4. We started reading this book to our older child when he was about 3, and we're still reading it as a regular bedtime story to our children. None of us tires of it. We have probably over a hundred children's books in our home, and this one rises to the top. When I noticed that this book was out of print, I decided to write the review hoping that it may help to influence someone to re-print it. Thank you, Daniel Pinkwater.

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Summary: One of our all-time favorites
Review: Our children are 10 and almost 4. We started reading this book to our older child when he was about 3, and we're still reading it as a regular bedtime story to our children. None of us tires of it. We have probably over a hundred children's books in our home, and this one rises to the top. When I noticed that this book was out of print, I decided to write the review hoping that it may help to influence someone to re-print it. Thank you, Daniel Pinkwater.

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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: This is a wonderful book. I can't tell you how many times our son has begged us to read it. Of course he doesn't have to beg long because we thouroughly enjoy this book as well. We have checked it out from the library almost every week for months now and hope it will be back in print soon! When it does, I am buying one for everyone I know!

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Summary: One of the funniest books I have ever read.
Review: This is one of the all time favorite bedtime stories at my house.