Review by Booklist Review
This charming sequel to Your Alien (2015) has many levels of appeal. As a friendship story, it promotes sharing and comfort; for readers, it's a guide to a successful playdate. Fujita's end pages show just how appealing an alien friend can be: the little guy skateboards, plays with pets, and enjoys snacks against a black background. The second-person narration allows for an immediate connection to be made with the reader, as do the large, expressive face and obvious emotions of the main character, who scurries off to play with his alien friend. While the shared activities are typical of many playdates, the other-world setting adds to the fun (The ride of your life happens in a spaceship; snacktime involves a food that stares back). The active aliens are brightly colored in candy tones, while the quietest moment, a hand squeezed in comfort, changes the pace at just the right time. Pair with Dan Santat's The Adventures of Beekle (2014) for another unusual, comforting friend.--Ching, Edie Copyright 2016 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-A boy is given a taste of another way of life when the small green creature first introduced in Your Alien returns and invites him to outer space for a playdate. Far away from planet Earth, watermelon is blue, toys float, and the forest resembles a circus of rides. The boy tries to fit in with the alien's Minion-like friends, but things don't go as he'd like. Although homesickness exists in space, too, the boy learns it's only temporary when you have an understanding friend by your side. Fujita's digital illustrations resemble a desert landscape where everything is rounded, including the aliens. VERDICT Whether read as a stand-alone or as a sequel to Your Alien, this story exemplifies the feelings associated with being different and far from home.-Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake Public Library, Alta. © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
This follow-up to Your Alien inverts the original story with the boy joining his alien for a playdate in space. When the boy gets homesick, the alien brings him home. Again relying on atypical second-person narration gives the brief but emotional story--about friendship, love, and belonging--an appropriately otherworldly quality. The richly colored illustrations are full of personality and adventure. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
Its an interstellar play date with your alien!When you least expect it, something special will get your attention. / Your alien will be back. After getting permission from distracted parents, the you in the tale, a brown-haired, olive-skinned child in a blue jersey and jeans, hops into the aliens flying saucer. Once on the aliens home world, the protagonist meets the aliens family and has a snack. Youll sample a few things but will politely decline anything that stares back at you. They play, tool around town on scooters, go out for ice creamlike things, and meet the aliens friends. Seeing all of them will make you feel a little alienated, the wry text states. The strangeness has started to get to the child. When an accidental kick ruins a big game, the child couldnt feel worse. Fortunately the alien knows just what to do. Sauer and Fujita team up again for this sequel to their sweet E.T. tale, Your Alien (2015), and allow readers to tag along with the pals into the next phase of the ultimate in long-distance friendships. Simple, declarative text makes good use of the second person. Fujitas bright, color-saturated illustrations are again the perfect pairing, from the inventive alien landscapes to the expressive characters and the cinematic framing. A worthy tale of friendship that will have every reader wishing for a little green buddy. (Picture book. 3-7) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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