Company's Coming

What do you do when a spaceship lands in your backyard and the aliens within...want to use the restroom? *blink blink* Why, you let them of course and then invite them back for dinner, or at least that's what Shirley does despite the trepidation her husband, Moe, feels towards the whole situation. I mean, geesh Moe, where are your manners? (LOL!) What happens next involves some people in pretty high places and a whole lot of spaghetti, but that's for you to discover. What I will say is that this unusual little book does a good job of reminding us to seek the good in everyone and always be kind...you can't judge a book by its cover, nor an alien by their accessories!


**copy received for review

31 months - This took a couple reads for me to get into and throughly enjoy. We always love David Small's illustrations and it doesn't hurt that he includes a terrier (Airedale?) and at least one cat in most of the stories he illustrates! Not sure why the aliens have to look like cockroaches other than they multiply like crazy. This is a fun book to use all your silly voices including the dorky cousin and "meep meep" aliens!

31 months - I had to give this a couple of reads for it to grow on me. David Small's illustrations are always a hit with us. And he always seems to include a terrier (probably a Airedale but close enough to our fox terrier for our liking) and at least one cat. I'm not sure why the aliens look like cockroaches though. This is a fun one to pull out all your funny voices... including the dorky cousin and the meep meep aliens.

Personally, I think the theme's been done to death. Maybe the picture-book crowd hadn't yet seen enough 'are they friendly, or is this the invasion?' SF, as of when this was written. However, I did like the humor, like loudmouth cousin Sheldon.

In "Company's Coming" two alien visitors come visit a couple from outer space. Although suspicions are high, the characters learn the value of not judging based on first impressions.

This book is a silly little story that I liked well enough. It had a very good message about being gracious and not judging people before you know them.

Amusing story about overreaction to friendly aliens, funny ending. A bit long for storytime, depending on audience.