I Come from Another Galaxy
A Picture Book
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A charming, sci-fi twist on the first day of school genre, featuring a young astronaut whose new classmates are literal aliens
From author-illustrator James Kwan comes an affirming picture book to soothe first day of school jitters—and celebrate what makes us different.
Hello, friends.
I am writing this little book to document my discoveries from outer space.
Things are very different here . . .
James is far away from his home planet of Earth, and in this galaxy, he’s the alien. He has no idea how to fit in with his classmates, who all have googly eyes, slimy tentacles, or noodle arms.
No one here knows how to pronounce his name, the school bus is a UFO, and don’t even get him started on the bathroom! But when it comes time for show and tell, James realizes that he has something special to share.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
An intrepid youth describes life among alien peers in this interstellar journal account turned school tale. Clad in an astronaut get-up, the pale-skinned, dark-haired human narrator anthropologically details the differences that abound: the school bus is a spaceship that beams passengers aboard, the bathroom contains a confusingly many-buttoned contraption, and recess with googly-eyed and noodle-armed classmates centers on a game called "slime-ball." Finding themself "not slimy enough," the subject struggles to feel a sense of belonging, but show-and-tell provides an opportunity for connection when the child reads from their journal, finding unexpected support from perspective-taking peers: "It turns out I am the alien here—and it's OK to be different." Kwan's cool-toned drawings combine polychromatic outlining and digitally colored shading that amplifies the story's fantastical elements. Ages 4–8.
