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Follow an adult Grey alien as they praise their child as a galactically special and stellar little being in
You're Out of This World, a rollicking board book featuring a constellation of fun outer space puns and references to UFO and alien folklore.
About the author
Author Bay Clarkson is a writer living in California beneath the enchanting shadow of Mt. Shasta. Her works for children include You're My Little Legend and You're Out of this World, both published by Hazy Dell Press.
Katie Cottle is an award-winning illustrator and printmaker living in Bristol, UK. Her books for children include Omar and the Bees for Owlet Press, and Home Grown, for which she received a Batsford Prize for children’s book illustration. In addition to being distinguished as “highly commended” by the Macmillan Prize for Illustration on several occasions, she received a “One to Watch” award from British Design & Art Direction in 2017.
Summary
★ 2023 Golden Duck Notable List Selection (American Library Association’s Core Committee Recognizing Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction)
Let your child know the truth is out there—And the truth is, you love them! Follow an adult Grey alien as they praise their child as a galactically special and stellar little being in You're Out of This World, a rollicking board book featuring a constellation of fun outer space puns and references to UFO and alien folklore. You'll soar through 20 pages of beautiful, exciting UFO landmarks and cosmic set pieces in this rhyming homage to extraterrestrial mythology, including references to AREA 51, crop circles, Devils Tower, Reptilians, Mothman, alien abductions, and government cover-ups.
Foreword
- Print run: 7,500
- Co-op available
- Advanced reader copies available
- DRCs available by request on Edelweiss
- National advertising plan likely to include Shelf Awareness and School Library Journal
- Pandemic-willing, booth presence and signage at major events will include: San Diego Comic Con, WonderCon, ALA Midwinter, BEA, Seattle Children’s Book Festival, Portland Book Festival (formerly known as Wordstock), Emerald City Comic Con (Seattle), Rose City Comic Con (Portland)
- Online / social media campaign: Instagram paid ads, Facebook paid ads, Google AdWords and Amazon AdWords
- Promotion through publisher's social media account (more than 30K followers)
- Books will be aligned to Common Core Standards and Lexile Measured
