If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon
Written by Joyce Lapin
Sterling Children‘s Books, 2019
If you had your birthday party on the moon, what would it be like? Blast off to an extraterrestrial celebration and find out! This cool picture book combines fun and facts to help kids learn all about outer space.
“Ceccarelli adds jolly notes aplenty with painted scenes of young partiers (an inclusive lot, featuring one with Asian features and several people of color zinging exuberantly around in zero gravity, ….“ Kirkus Reviews
“Ceccarelli captures the children’s sense of wonder in the images while presenting a degree of naturalism in the moon landscape and depiction of Earth from a distance.“ Publisher‘s Weekly
“The illustrations are bright, fun and dance on the edge of reality. Still, (they) hold a touch of more realistic details to give young listeners an idea of what the moon looks like.“ Bookworm for Kids
“The illustrations are wonderful, populating majestic moonscapes with a pleasantly diverse cast of kids whose joy is practically palpable.“ Good Reads reviewer
„The art work really is “out of this world,” (pun intended)“ Amazon reviewer
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SOIC and SOT: The microchips (SOIC and friends)
Written by Jeff Dunnihoo
Pragma Media, 2018
Two microchips go on a journey through an electronics assembly line. From shipping boxes, through the soldering process, assembly and test, the chips learn about the world outside, and what they were born to do!
“The illustrations are stellar, managing to make tiny bits of metal into sympathetic and adorable characters.“ The Baby Bookworm