Spacebot

"The book has many laugh-inducing pages for independent readers, listeners, and viewers..." --School Library Journal
"Rollicking and joyous." --Booklist (starred review)
"Silly, quirky...Make space on shelves for this one." --Kirkus Reviews

When a mysterious visitor arrives in the night from outer space, it's up to the family dog to determine if they're friend or foe. This rhyming read-aloud by award-winning author-illustrator Mike Twohy will surprise and delight young readers.

One quiet evening, a dog is settling down inside his family's house when a strange rumbling emerges from the sky. Electric energy surges and makes everything start to vibrate, including the family dog. When he darts outside to investigate, a UFO appears. Beep Beep Is it friend or foe? Over the course of the night, the dog might just make an unexpected friend in this story about seeing things from others' points of view and unlikely friendship.


About the Author
Mike Twohy is a Geisel Honor Award-winning author and illustrator of several books for children, including Poindexter Makes a Friend, Outfoxed about which The Horn Book said, "story time audiences will howl with laughter," Wake Up, Rupert!, and Mouse and Hippo, which the School Library Journal called "a story time hit." He has been a longtime contributor of cartoons to The New Yorker. He lives with his wife, cats, and yellow Lab in Berkeley, California.