XO, Exoplanet, 9780759557437
Hardcover
Planets and exoplanets connect through heartwarming letters, finding common ground.

$52.96

  • Hardcover

    40 pages

  • Release Date

    28 March 2022

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Summary

A Cosmic Correspondence: XO, Exoplanet

From bestselling author Deborah Underwood comes a lively and heartwarming letter writing exchange between all the planets in outer space to show the power of perspective.

It was an ordinary day for Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, (and don’t forget Pluto, the dwarf planet). The planets were circling the Sun, staring into space, until suddenly they spot something else in their Solar System. What cou…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780759557437
ISBN-10:0759557438
Author:Deborah Underwood, Jorge Lacera
Publisher:Little, Brown & Company
Imprint:Little, Brown Young Readers
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:40
Release Date:28 March 2022
Weight:420g
Dimensions:284mm x 224mm x 12mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“A contemporarily incisive message with a light touch.” – Publishers Weekly

Air & Space Smithsonian Best Children’s Book of the Year

“When the planets spot something new in the galaxy, they start a letter-writing exchange that gets a little heated (for a planet) over just who gets to be called what and why. This funny fiction also teaches about planets, exo and otherwise.”

–TODAY“With a tidy combination of STEM content and social emotional learning, this approachable picture book can do double duty.”–Booklist“An imaginative way to consider other points of view.”–Air & Space Smithsonian“A teachable moment in differences and conflict resolution. [XO, Exoplanet is] a delightful purchase that creates accessible paths to learning more.”–School Library Journal

“A contemporarily incisive message with a light touch.”

–Publishers Weekly

“A rollicking reminder to reserve judgment before traveling in another’s orbit.”

–Kirkus Reviews

About The Author

Deborah Underwood

Deborah Underwood has written numerous picture books including the New York Times bestsellers Here Comes the Easter Cat, The Quiet Book, and The Loud Book! She has also written Part-time Mermaid, Part-time Princess, and Interstellar Cinderella.

Jorge Lacera was born in Colombia and grew up in Miami, Florida. He graduated from the Ringling College of Art and Design. He illustrated the picture book Zombies Don’t Eat Veggies, with his wife Megan Lacera. He lives in Canada.

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